A report about a covert effort to delay their release until after the 1980 presidential election drew anger, resignation and disbelief from the survivors of the crisis.
Tag: Khomeini, Ruhollah
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Iranian Protesters Attack Khomeini’s Childhood Home as Unrest Spreads
The house where the Islamic revolution’s founder grew up was set on fire during a fresh surge of anger over the government’s killing of children, including three in the city of Izeh.
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Salman Rushdie is attacked onstage in Western New York.
The author was set to deliver a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution when an assailant rushed at him.