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75 results found for '"Iranian revolution (1979)"' in Keywords.

  • Violence in Tehran (1978)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Interview with correspondent in Tehran, Nick Cumming-Bruce, who describes troops opening fire on demonstrators in the city. Report comes during a revolution in Iran, the aim of which is to overthrow Shah...

  • Uprising in Iran (1978)

    Genre
    Interview

    William McKinley, Shah’s representative, on the uprising in Iran and the possible downfall of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Speaker left to work in Italy but says that he may not return to the country and...

  • US Embassy in Islamabad attacked (1979)

    Genre
    News report; Press conference

    A report claiming the USA had bombed a temple in Mecca has led to a riot at the US Embassy in Islamabad, during which a US marine was shot. US State Department spokesman Hodding Carter III denies rumours of...

  • Tensions at British Embassy following hostage situation in Iran (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Unidentified male speaker (probably from the British Embassy in Iran) reports the Ayatollah’s views on the hostage situation. The Ayatollah supports the occupation of the Embassy, and wants the Shah to...

  • Negotiations stalling between USA and Iran (1979)

    Genre
    News report

    The US Government does not know what to do to release the American hostages in Iran. The situation has been complicated by the resignation of the Iranian Prime Minister and the arrest of the US Charge...

  • Iranian hostage crisis - Strained relations between Washington and Tehran (1979)

    Genre
    Interview; News report; Press conference

    US State Department spokesman Hodding Carter III says there will be no exchange of the Shah for the American diplomats being held hostage in Iran. He says the Shah is not a permanent resident of the USA but...

  • President Carter wants UN Security Council meeting to end hostage crisis (1979)

    Genre
    News report

    Andrew Manderstam reports on the hostage crisis in Iran. US Charge d’Affaires in Tehran, Bruce Laingen has been able to contact members of the revolutionary government. US President Carter is seeking an...

  • No action by Khomeini against Iranian hostage-takers (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    An unidentified male speaker says the US diplomats being held hostage in Iran are in danger, because the Shah will not be returned to Iran. Ayatollah Khomeini, head of the Islamic Revolution, is in no hurry...

  • Anti-Iranian protests held in United States (1979)

    Genre
    News report; Press conference

    Anti-Iranian protests are taking place in the United States. President Jimmy Carter has issued a decree banning demonstrations in front of government buildings. US Secretary of State, Cyrus Vance says the...

  • UN calls for release of Iran hostages (1979)

    Genre
    News report; Press conference; Speech

    The UN Security Council has issued a resolution calling for the immediate release of the US diplomats being held hostage in Iran. US President Jimmy Carter has cancelled a visit to Canada. Hostage Bruce...