43 years after the end of the Iran hostage crisis, families of those affected still fight for justice

Written by on January 20, 2024

When Iranians took over the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979, they held 52 Americans hostage for over 444 days. On this day in 1981, the hostage crisis ended, but that wasn't the end of the story - or the suffering - for the hostages and their families. 

The hostage crisis began when Iranians stormed the U.S. Embassy, furious that the U.S. had given the deposed . . .



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