On November 4, 1979, Iranian militants stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran and took 66 Americans hostage. What was expected to ...

1978 – Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi’s authoritarian rule sparks demonstrations and riots. January 16, 1979 – The Shah flees Iran and goes to Egypt. February 1, 1979 – Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns ...

Kevin Hermening was held hostage in Iran for 444 days as part of the U.S. embassy takeover in 1979.He tells “Banfield” watching the scenes from Monday’s Israeli hostage release “does bring back some ...

Although most people know the story of how the Iranian hostage crisis helped bring down President Jimmy Carter, the truth is that Iran has been a challenge for American diplomats for decades. In 1924, ...

When the U.S. military struck Iran's nuclear facilities in June, it opened a new salvo in the decades-long strained relationship between the two countries, with Iran detaining more Americans. "At ...

Iran, since the Islamic revolution, has employed the tactic of arresting Westerners in a bid to extract concessions from its foes, in a strategy of "hostage diplomacy" that has long presented Europe ...

An American hostage in Iran passed the mark of 1,000 days in captivity this month, as his wife pleaded for help from the international community to free Xiyue Wang. Iran arrested the Princeton ...

Women sit on a low wall beneath a large banner outside the former U.S. embassy compound as crowds gather to mark the anniversary in Tehran, Iran, on Nov. 4, 2025. The compound, seized during the 1979 ...

Rodney “Rocky” Sickmann is devoutly religious. So religious in fact that before he left home for the challenges of Marine Corps bootcamp, his mother gave him a simple message: “Make sure you pray, ...

Kohler and Paris were held for over three years — Bertrand GUAY Iran since the Islamic revolution has employed the tactic of arresting Westerners in a bid to extract concessions from its foes, in a ...