Tehran celebrated the 42nd anniversary of the hostage capture at the US Embassy. Photos

On November 4, 1979, Iranian students supporting the Islamic Revolution broke into the US Embassy in Tehran and took diplomats, technical employees and marine infantrymen who were there. The United States tried to organize a military operation to free hostages, but it failed. The embassy was released only as a result of negotiations on January 20, 1981. 52 people spent 444 days hostage. In Iran annually celebrates the anniversary of the capture of the American embassy. See how it looks in 2021.