In 1979, radicals of the Iranian regime took 52 Americans hostage. Today, these former hostages know there is a difference between the Iranian people and the government which does not represent them. America stands with the Iranian people in their quest for a better future. | U.S. Department of State

2.7K views · 27 reactions | After Iranians took over the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979, they held 52 Americans hostage for over 444 days. On this day in 1981, the hostage crisis ended, but that wasn't the end of the story - or suffering - for the hostages and their families. https://cbsn.ws/3O7y3oX | CBS Evening News | Facebook

41K views · 963 reactions | On January 20, 1981, 52 American hostages were released from captivity in Tehran, Iran, just moments after the swearing in of newly-elected President Ronald Reagan. As the freed hostages were transferred to a U.S. Air Force base in Wiesbaden, Germany, they were greeted by former President Jimmy Carter, who had spent the last 444 days agonizing over their fate. Stream TAKEN HOSTAGE on the PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel. | American Experience | PBS | Facebook

25 reactions · 12 shares | When Iranians took over the U.S. embassy in Iran in 1979, they held 52 American hostages for over 444 days. On January 20, 1981, the hostage crisis ended. As Barry Petersen reports, that was not the end of the suffering for the hostages and their families. | CBS Mornings | Facebook