Iran Hostage Crisis Research Paper

Andres Morris Mrs. Higgins 1B 2 March 2024 The Iranian Hostage Crisis For decades, Iran and the United States have been at odds with one another. The Iranian revolution against the Pahlavi dynasty, whose leader was supported by the United States, was a significant precursor to the Iranian Hostage Crisis of 1979 through 1980. When the revolution broke out, the United States harbored Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran at the time, which outraged Iranian citizens. Later, armed and angry, Iranian citizens stormed the United States embassy in Tehran and took sixty-six people hostage, including tourists, diplomats, and embassy workers Nearly all of the hostages were held for four hundred and forty-four days, with the exception of a few released …show more content…
The Iranian Hostage Crisis significantly impacted relations between Iran, the United States, and other countries, and led to Iran’s isolation. “Iran. generally suffered from the crisis” (Longley). Iran suffered after the Iranian Hostage Crisis. Primarily a result of the isolation caused by the antagonism of the United States and its Western Allies. Iran has become increasingly and utterly alone on the world stage and global community. Now the most defining feature of Iran is how isolated and confined it is (“Iran: Alone in the World”). The Isolation of Iran, along with many Iran-related affairs, has become a political dispute between the Democrats and the Republicans in the United States. There has been continued fallout in the United States since the Iranian Hostage Crisis, causing further division between the political parties when the United States killed Iranian commander Soleimani. “... Lawmakers were not informed in advance of the U.S. attack that killed a top Iranian military …show more content…
“The hostage crisis had a chilling effect on President Carter’s attempt to win reelection in 1980. Many voters perceived his repeated failures to bring the hostages home as. weakness.” (Longley). President Carter was absolutely defeated after the Iranian Hostage Crisis, as the general public thought he was inadequate and ineffectual. Reaganlibrary.com states “The eight years of the Reagan presidency was one of the most dynamic periods in recent U.S. history.” The Reagan presidential campaign made it very clear to the adversaries of the United States that the nation would not tolerate aggression in any form, whether it be against its people or its territories. “The hostages were released on January 20, 1981 — the day Ronald Reagan was inaugurated” (Kamarck). The American people have spoken. “Carter lost the election resoundingly to Ronald Reagan” (Kamarck) The Iranian Hostage Crisis was a turning point in presidential history, policy, and administration for years to come. The Iranian Hostage Crisis shifted Iran's political behavior as the revolutionized country became the wallet funding Middle Eastern terrorist

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