The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Iran hostage crisis:
The
Iranian hostage crisis was a diplomatic standoff between
Iran and the
United States. Fifty-three American diplomats and citizens were held hostage after a group of militarized Iranian college students belonging to the
Muslim Student Followers of the Imam's Line, who supported the
Iranian Revolution, including
Hossein Dehghan (future Iranian Minister of Defense),
Mohammad Ali Jafari (future
Revolutionary Guards Commander-In-Chief) and
Mohammad Bagheri (future Chief of the General Staff of the
Iranian Army), took over the
U.S. Embassy in
Tehran and took them as hostages. The hostages were held for 444 days, from November 4, 1979 to their release on January 20, 1981. The crisis is considered a pivotal episode in the history of
Iran–United States relations.
Below is a structured list of topics related to the Iran hostage crisis:
Timeline of the Iranian hostage crisis