Iran announced new violations of its collapsing nuclear deal with world powers Monday as it also marked the 40th anniversary of the 1979 student takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.
Kim HjelmgaardA picture taken on November 4, 2019, shows a placard mocking US president Donald Trump during a rally outside the former US embassy in the Iranian capital Tehran on November 4, 2019, to mark the 40th anniversary of the Iran hostage crisis.Iran announced new violations of its collapsing nuclear deal with world powers as it also marked Monday the 40th anniversary of the 1979 student takeover of the U.S.
Speaking in front of the former embassy, known locally as the"U.S. Den of Espionage," Gen. Abdolrahim Mousavi, the commander of the Iranian army, referred to the U.S. as a"scorpion" and said the"era of imposing pressure with zero expense" was finished. The shah, dying from cancer, fled Iran to seek medical treatment in New York in January 1979, paving the way for the country’s Islamic Revolution.
Fifty-two American hostages were held for more than a year until the inauguration of President Ronald Reagan, when they were freed. The U.S. has since increased its military presence across the Mideast, including basing troops in Saudi Arabia for the first time since the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks. Both Saudi Arabia and the neighboring United Arab Emirates are believed to be talking to Tehran through back channels to ease tensions.
France Dernières Nouvelles, France Actualités
Similar News:Vous pouvez également lire des articles d'actualité similaires à celui-ci que nous avons collectés auprès d'autres sources d'information.
Iran student leader says he regrets 1979 US Embassy attackHis revolutionary fervor diminished by the years that have also turned his dark brown hair white, one of the Iranian student leaders of the 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover says he now regrets the seizure of the diplomatic compound and the 444-day hostage crisis that followed. Speaking to The Associated Press
Lire la suite »
Iran scales back nuclear pact compliance with new centrifuges moveIran is launching a new array of 30 advanced IR-6 centrifuges on Monday, the cou...
Lire la suite »
Supreme leader: Iran has outflanked US since 1979 revolutionIran's supreme leader says his country has outmaneuvered the United States in the four decades since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says Iran has 'trapped the other party in the corner of the ring in many cases.'
Lire la suite »
Forty years later, former U.S. Embassy hostages reflect on the future of relations with IranYears later, some former hostages at U.S. Embassy in Tehran say America and Iran have more reason to be allies than enemies. Others are not so sure.
Lire la suite »
Iran student leader says he regrets 1979 US Embassy attack'Like Jesus Christ, I bear all the sins on my shoulders,' said Ebrahim Asgharzadeh, a student leader who says he now regrets the seizure of the U.S. embassy and the 444-day hostage crisis.
Lire la suite »