HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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Question
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The U.S. had invaded Iran and taken control of their oil fields.
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The new ruler of Iran distrusted the United States because of its support of the shah.
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Egypt and Israel began a new war after the Camp David Accords.
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President Carter refused to recognize Ayatollah Khomeini.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Iran hostage crisis, international crisis (1979–81) in which militants in Iran seized 66 American citizens at the U.S. embassy in Tehrān and held 52 of them hostage for more than a year.
Detailed explanation-2: -Its causes continue to be the subject of historical debate and are believed to have stemmed partly from a conservative backlash opposing the westernization and secularization efforts of the Western-backed Shah, as well as from a more popular reaction to social injustice and other shortcomings of the ancien régime.
Detailed explanation-3: -Operation Eagle Claw, failed mission by the U.S. military in April 1980 to rescue Americans who were held during the Iran hostage crisis. The mission highlighted deficiencies within the U.S. military command structure and led to the creation of the United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM).
Detailed explanation-4: -Political consequences President Carter continued to attempt to secure the hostages’ release before his presidency’s end. On 20 January 1981, minutes after Carter’s term ended, the 52 US captives held in Iran were released, ending the 444-day Iran hostage crisis.