Ayatollah Khomeini speaks to followers on February 1, 1979. The revolution brought Khomeini to power and students seized the US embassy in Tehran, beginning the 444-day hostage crisis. AP
Iranian students climb over the wall of the US embassy in Tehran on November 4, 1979. AFP
Iranian protesters are held back from the gates of the US embassy in Tehran on November 5, 1979. AP
Blindfolded US hostages and their Iranian captors outside the US embassy in Tehran, Iran, 1979. Reuters
An American hostage being paraded before the cameras by his Iranian captors. Getty
Four American hostages held in Iran listen to the latest demands for their release on December 25, 1980. AP
President Jimmy Carter announces new sanctions against Iran in retaliation for taking US hostages on April 7, 1980. Reuters
Mr Carter and his vice president, Walter Mondale, on their way to meet about the Iran hostage crisis in 1979. Getty
Freed US hostages upon their return from Iran after being held for 444 days. Getty
Air Force Lt Col David Roeder, left, and Col Thomas Schaefer greet supporters as they arrive at Andrews Air Force Base. Getty
Mr Carter at a press conference in the White House, April 1980. AP
A woman walks in front of the former US embassy in Tehran in 2021. AFP
