Day Quote by Stephen Rodrick

In Tehran, the 444 days of the Iran Hostage Crisis was the first world event in which you could literally have live events beamed…

— Chris Terrio

“Much of the public was convinced that the CIA was capable and willing to do so. Thus began the famous 444-day American hostage crisis.…

— Ervand Abrahamian

In 1979, Iranians carried out an illegitimate act: They overthrew a tyrant that the United States had imposed and supported, and moved on an…

— Noam Chomsky

“During our stay in Newport Beach, the Iranian Revolution took place and a group of Americans were taken hostage in the American embassy in…

— Firoozeh Dumas

Terror became a big issue when the Reagan Administration came in. They immediately announced [their plans] and kind of disparaged Carter's alleged human rights…

— Noam Chomsky

Since 1979, the majority of victims of the Iranian regime have been the Iranian people themselves.

— Erin O'Toole

After the revolution of 1979, Iran embarked on a policy of sectarianism. Iran began a policy of expanding its revolution, of interfering with the…

— Adel al-Jubeir

On a Tuesday, September 11th, 1973, we had the military coup in Chile that forced me to leave my country eventually. And then, on…

— Isabel Allende

It was, however, in the interest of Osama bin Laden for us to destroy a secular Arab leader; it was very much in the…

— William Odom

At the beginning, because the lives of the hostages were at stake, then during this silent period we have taken several measures like not…

— Alberto Fujimori

In late May 2016, an ISIS spokesman called for attacks in the West during the month of Ramadan.

— Peter Bergen

The first ever attack, the Islamic State carried out was in August 2003 on the Jordanian Embassy. ISIS, in its history, has had or…

— Michael Ware