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Iranian students occupied the embassy on 04 November 1979 after the U.S. granted permission to the late Iranian Shah to be hospitalized in the States. Over 50 U.S. diplomats and guards were held hostage by students for 444 days.ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH \/ EPA<\/p>\n
Anger and distrust of the United States is surging again following President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers.<\/strong><\/p>\n Thousands of Iranians rallied in Tehran on Sunday to mark the 39th anniversary of the U.S. Embassy takeover, as Washington restored all sanctions lifted under the nuclear deal.<\/p>\n The crowd chanted “Down with U.S.” and “Death to Israel” during the rally in the capital, and state TV said similar demonstrations were held in other cities and towns.<\/p>\n Iranian students stormed the embassy shortly after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, taking 52 Americans hostage for 444 days. The U.S. cut off diplomatic relations in response.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The Trump administration has stated the sanctions aren’t aimed at toppling the government, but at coercing it to radically change its policies as the world’s leading exporter of terror, and halt its development of long-range ballistic missiles and nuclear capability.<\/p>\n Hard to see how this plays out. Iran is already in the grip of an economic crisis, and has seen large protests in recent months as Iranian officials have tried to downplay the existing sanctions and their effects. Iran knows it can’t prevail militarily, and Trump is already shuffling the flow of oil and will sanction any county that buys oil from the Mad Mullahs without a waiver.<\/p>\n Interesting times.<\/p>\n The entire article may be viewed at NBC News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"