Join this channel to get access to perks, including our exclusive bonus episode placing modern Iran in the context of the long history of Persia: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUYK0BJZF3yNb2fw1EdAXUQ/join Our whole playlist on Iran is available here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEbAHi3fZpuEaTMSBryD1hEgEbXWn-yO4 EP 1: https://youtu.be/N8OW0aK-oaA EP 2: https://youtu.be/VojWVIF3HSg EP 3: https://youtu.be/wS2rCTCIbhY How did America respond after the American Embassy in Tehran was seized, and American citizens taken hostage? Would the hostages survive? And, what became of the Iranian Revolution, and Ayatollah Khomeini? Join Dominic and Tom, as they unfold the climactic conclusion to the Iranian Revolution, and America’s attempts to bring its hostages home. Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Social channels: https://www.instagram.com/theresthistory/ https://www.tiktok.com/@theresthistory https://x.com/TheRestHistory https://bsky.app/profile/theresthistory.bsky.social https://www.threads.com/@theresthistory Video Editor: Jack Meek & Harry Swan Social Producer: Harry Balden Producers: Aaliyah Akude & Tabby Syrett Executive Producer: Dom Johnson Head of Digital & Social: Sam Oakley 00:00 Intro 00:24 Rest Is History Festival announcement 02:50 Carter & Beckwith in the Situation Room 04:07 Setting the stage 08:02 US domestic politics 12:28 Strategy dilemma 16:23 Carter’s approval slide 19:33 Inside the White House 21:33 The rescue plan is formally advanced 24:28 The first “bonkers” plan 25:57 The actual plan explained 28:34 Why they think it might work 30:10 Final green light sequence 37:02 Chaos at Desert One 39:12 The abort 43:15 Aftermath and blame 46:06 What now for the hostages? 47:29 Election endgame 49:05 The “October Surprise” 54:55 Lame-duck torment 58:30 Inauguration timing cruelty 1:02:22 Long shadow 1:06:24 Could it have gone differently?