My backgroubd knowledge - The significance

The Hostage crisis: November 4, 1979: Carter is president

Iranian students took 52 American hostages (embassy staff) hostage for 444 days.

Raegan is being president when the hostages are released

WHY?

• The Shah was allowed into the US

• The US was accused of interfering in Iranian internal affairs

• Taking hostages would serve to weaken the moderates in the newly formed government and increase the power of the Ayatollah

Since revolution, Iran turns their back to western force - becoming opponent of the entire world.

Then in 2001, 9.11 took place.

After this terrorism, George W. Bush announced Iran, Iraq, and North Korea as "Axis of Evil".

The aftermath is still ongoing. US' EMBARGO on Iran is still there; however, Iranian government itself is controlling the foreign product in their country, since there are too many foreign products in Iran.

Iran has the second largest amount of oil in their land. They have lots of natural resource, means they have large money source.

Their mind is still quite Islamic and against US.

There is no US government there.

There was American church before the revolution; however, Koreans are using that church after the revolution, as Americans were prohibitted to emigrate into Iran.