1978 – Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi’s authoritarian rule sparks demonstrations and riots. January 16, 1979 – The Shah flees Iran and goes to Egypt. February 1, 1979 – Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns ...

The eyes of the world are currently on Iran, where tens of thousands of people are demanding an end to the mullah regime. We’re shedding light on the story of the Iranian Revolution of 1979.

On Jan. 20, 1981, Iran released 52 Americans it had held hostage for 444 days, minutes after the presidency had passed from Jimmy Carter to Ronald Reagan. Here are the Deseret News headlines on the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The protests in Iran are grabbing headlines, with the government and the opposition accusing each other of escalating violence.

The 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover in Tehran may have ended after 444 days, but both America and Iran still remain captive to a crisis that began 40 years ago. While those held hostage at the embassy ...

William Royer, now 94, shares his memories of captivity, resilience, and the long road home during the Iran Hostage Crisis.

Ben Affleck as Tony Mendez in Argo. Affleck also directed the film, which is based on events surrounding the Iran hostage crisis of 1979. At Sunday's Golden Globes, Ben Affleck looked genuinely ...

From the 1979 hostage crisis to strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites, US-Iran tensions have simmered for decades. But are ...

Women sit on a low wall beneath a large banner outside the former U.S. embassy compound as crowds gather to mark the anniversary in Tehran, Iran, on Nov. 4, 2025. The compound, seized during the 1979 ...

Jan. 5 marks the anniversary of an engineering feat: the beginning of construction on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. This year, the Franklin High School Band was featured in that broadcast ...

The protests in Iran are grabbing headlines, with the government and the opposition accusing each other of escalating violence. The government also says that foreign interference is behind the ...