Muslim Student Followers of the Imam’s Line
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The Muslim Student Followers of the Imam’s Line was a radical Iranian student group aligned with Ayatollah Khomeini that became notorious for orchestrating the 1979 seizure of the U.S. embassy in Tehran.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamist organization
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student political organization ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
early 1980s
ⓘ
late 1970s ⓘ |
| alignedWith |
Islamic Revolution in Iran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ruhollah Khomeini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Muslim Student Followers of the Imam’s Line of the Imam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Students Following the Line of the Imam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Iranian universities
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Tehran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claimedJustification | fear of a U.S.-backed coup in Iran ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| dateOfNotableAction | 4 November 1979 ⓘ |
| dissolutionReason | integration of members into post-revolutionary institutions ⓘ |
| formedBy | radical Iranian university students ⓘ |
| goal |
expulsion of American influence from Iran
ⓘ
support for Ayatollah Khomeini’s revolutionary line ⓘ |
| heldHostagesFor | 444 days ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Iranian Revolution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
transition from Pahlavi monarchy to Islamic Republic ⓘ |
| ideology |
Islamism
ⓘ
Khomeinism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Ruhollah Khomeini’s speeches ⓘ |
| language | Persian ⓘ |
| locationOfOperation | Tehran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | international ⓘ |
| motive |
defense of the Iranian Revolution
ⓘ
opposition to perceived U.S. interference in Iran ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Iran hostage crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
seizure of the United States embassy in Tehran
ⓘ
taking American diplomats hostage in 1979 ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States foreign policy in Iran ⓘ liberal and secular political forces in Iran ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
anti-American
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radical ⓘ |
| religion | Shia Islam ⓘ |
| resultOfActions |
prolonged Iran hostage crisis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
severing of U.S.–Iran diplomatic relations ⓘ |
| supported |
consolidation of clerical power in Iran
ⓘ
establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ |
| targeted | United States embassy in Tehran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn | United States embassy seizure in Tehran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | non-state armed group ⓘ |
| usedTactics |
hostage-taking
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occupation of diplomatic premises ⓘ |
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