Fox News Reporting: Americans Held Hostage in Iran
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It was America’s first showdown with radical Islam. On November 4, 1979, radical Islamist students stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran. Initially, it was to be a brief protest against America’s decision to allow the exiled Shah of Iran to enter the United States for medical treatment. Instead, the world watched as a 444-day hell began for 52 American hostages.
