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The Storm over the Shah

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– Posted on December 10, 1979Posted in: I-I Perspective

10 December 1979: From its earliest beginnings, the U.S. has been a haven for refugees. But never has the country paid a higher price for this tradition than it has for allowing in the deposed Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi for treatment of his gallstones and cancer. For nearly a month, 50 Americans have been held hostage in Tehran under threat of execution by the revolutionary regime of the Ayatullah Ruhollah Khomeini, who demands the Shah’s return.

Tags: Iran, Islam, USA, West

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