Question

The photograph above shows a staff member of the Embassy in Tehran in November 1979

Why was the person in the photograph placed in this condition?

A. Iran was taking special measures against a possible invasion by the United States.

B. The iranian government was rewarding U.S. officials for helping Iran to resist Communism .

C. Iranian student demonstrators had taken embassy staff as hostages .

D. Iranians traditionally play games with blindfolds during the holy month of Ramadan.

Answer 1

C. Iranian student demonstrators had taken embassy staff as hostages .

Step-by-step explanation:

Option C is the correct answer.

The person in the photograph was placed in this condition because Iranian student demonstrators had taken embassy staff as hostages.

On November 4, 1979, Iranian students stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and seized the embassy members. They detained more than 50 Americans as hostages. These American hostages were kept as hostages for 444 days.

The cause of this was known to be due to the decision of President Jimmy Carter who allowed an Iran's deposed Shah, who has been expelled from his country to come to U.S. for cancer treatment.