Iran hostage crisis summary
Learn about the Iran hostage crisis and its impact on U.S. politics
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Tehran Summary
Tehran, the capital city of Iran and the center of the province (ostān) of Tehran, located in north-central Iran at the foot of the Alborz mountain range. Since its establishment as the capital city by Āghā Moḥammad Khān more than 200 years ago, Tehran has grown from a small city to a major
Iran Summary
Iran, a mountainous, arid, and ethnically diverse country of southwestern Asia. The country maintains a rich and distinctive cultural and social continuity dating back to the Achaemenian period, which began in 550 bce. Since 1979 it has become known for its unique brand of Islamic republic.
United States Summary
United States, country in North America, a federal republic of 50 states. Besides the 48 conterminous states that occupy the middle latitudes of the continent, the United States includes the state of Alaska, at the northwestern extreme of North America, and the island state of Hawaii, in the
Ruhollah Khomeini Summary
Ruhollah Khomeini was an Iranian Shiʿi cleric who led the revolution that overthrew Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi in 1979 (see Iranian Revolution) and who was Iran’s ultimate political and religious authority for the next 10 years. Khomeini was the grandson and son of mullahs (Shiʿi religious