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How did Iran respond when the U.S. refused to hand over Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi following the Iranian Revolution?

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it seized fifty-two American hostages.


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The Iranian group seized fifty-two Americans (from the American Embassy based in Iran) and held as hostages as a response to the United States when they refused to hand over Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi which also lead into an Iranian Revolution. 
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