Iranian hostage crisis and Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
- Title
- Iranian hostage crisis and Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
- Genre
- Press conference; Speech
- TX Date
- Unknown
- Year of production
- 1980
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- Duration
- 00:03:54
- Description
- Press statement by US President Jimmy Carter on 13/02/80 describing the current situation in Iran during the hostage crisis at the US embassy in Tehran. He also speaks about the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
- Contributors
- Jimmy Carter
- Keywords
- USA; Iran; Foreign affairs; Embassies and consulates; Afghanistan; USSR; International relations; Military affairs; Hostages; Embassy buildings; Diplomats; East West relations
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LBC/IRN, "Iranian hostage crisis and Soviet invasion of Afghanistan". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0007300024012 (Accessed 25 Apr 2025)