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French-Soviet talks on Iran and Afghanistan (1980)
- Genre
- News report
Report on a meeting between Soviet Foreign Minister, Andrei Gromyko and President Valery Giscard d’Estaing of France. The Soviet Union condemned the aborted US attempt to rescue the American hostages in...
Iranian media coverage of failed US hostage rescue attempt (1980)
- Genre
- News report
Roger Cooper reports on the failed attempt to rescue US Embassy staff being held hostage in Tehran. Iranian officials initially disbelieved reports of the mission, claiming it was impossible for American...
End of Iranian Embassy siege in London (1980)
- Genre
- News report
Report following the end of the Iranian Embassy siege in London after SAS soldiers stormed the building. The gunmen, who killed one of the hostages, had been demanding the release of political prisoners in...
Bodies of US servicemen returned from Iran (1980)
- Genre
- News report
Report on the return of the bodies of eight US servicemen from Iran. Greek archbishop Hilarion Capucci, who negotiated their return, accompanied the nine coffins. The International Committee of the Red Cross...
Andrew Manderstam on failed hostage rescue attempt (1980)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Andrew Manderstam in Washington reports on the US announcement of an aborted attempt to rescue the US hostages in Tehran. Two aircraft collided on the runway in a desert region in Iran and eight servicemen...
House of Commons debate on US hostage rescue mission failure (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Peter Allen reports on the House of Commons debate about the failed attempt by the United States to rescue its hostages in Tehran. Labour MP, Tony Benn was the first to speak on the matter and demanded a...
Iranian response to news of failed US hostage rescue attempt (1980)
- Genre
- News report
Roger Cooper reports on the failed attempt to rescue US Embassy staff being held hostage in Tehran. Iranian officials initially disbelieved news of the mission, claiming it was impossible for American planes...
US strategy to secure release of hostages in Tehran (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male expert on international crisis management says crises between the USSR and USA are usually short-lived because the channels of communication are well used. In the case of the Iran hostage...
White House denies President Carter hostage crisis claims (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on claims that US President Jimmy Carter sent a message to the Iranian president, Abolhassan Banisadr, or to Ayatollah Khomeini. Includes a statement by White House spokesman Jody Powell denying that...
US-Iranian relations worsen in wake of embassy spy claim (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the increasing tension in US-Iranian relations. The United States has rejected claims that some of its embassy staff in Tehran were spies. There has also been a demonstration in Tehran against US...