Iranian student militants
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Iranian student militants were radical Islamist university students in Iran who seized the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979 and held American diplomats hostage, becoming a central force in the early phase of the Iranian Revolution.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamist group
ⓘ
political organization ⓘ |
| activeIn | Iranian Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| afterEvent | lost central political role after early 1980s ⓘ |
| ageGroup | young adults ⓘ |
| alignedWith | Islamic Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Muslim Student Followers of the Imam’s Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedOf | university students ⓘ |
| conflict | Iran hostage crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 1979-11-04 ⓘ |
| educationLevel | university students ⓘ |
| goal |
defense of the Iranian Revolution
ⓘ
expulsion of American influence from Iran ⓘ |
| heldHostagesFor | 444 days ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
early 1980s
ⓘ
late 1970s ⓘ |
| ideology |
Islamism
ⓘ
Khomeinism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
1980 United States presidential election
ⓘ
U.S.–Iran relations ⓘ |
| justifiedActionAs | response to U.S. admission of the Shah ⓘ |
| languageOfCommunication | Persian ⓘ |
| locationOfActivity |
Tehran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Tehran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaStrategy | publicizing documents from the U.S. Embassy ⓘ |
| membership | hundreds of student activists ⓘ |
| mottoOrSlogan | Followers of the Line of the Imam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Iran hostage crisis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
seizure of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran ⓘ taking American diplomats hostage ⓘ |
| numberOfHostages | 52 American diplomats and citizens ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States foreign policy in Iran ⓘ |
| partOf | revolutionary committees in early Islamic Republic ⓘ |
| perceivedAs |
heroes by many revolutionary supporters in Iran
ⓘ
terrorists by many in the United States ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | radical ⓘ |
| produced | published embassy documents ⓘ |
| religion | Shia Islam ⓘ |
| roleIn | consolidation of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ |
| seized | Embassy of the United States in Tehran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1979 ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Ruhollah Khomeini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targeted | American diplomatic personnel ⓘ |
| usedAs | tool against internal political rivals ⓘ |
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