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After the first hostage crisis and Embassy breach, why do you think Carter brought back embassy employees to Iran?

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On November 4th, 1979, 52 United States diploma and citizens were held hostage after a group of militarized Iranians college students belonging to the Muslim student followers of the Imam’s line, who supported the Iranian revolution, took over the U.S. embassy in Tehran [3] [4] and seized hostages. A diplomatic standoff ensued. the hostages were held for 444 days being released on January 20th, 1981.
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