Surviving Disaster

S1 E62006

Iran Hostage Rescue

Episode Synopsis

In November 1979, Iranian militants seized the US embassy in Tehran, taking 66 Americans hostage. President Carter ordered an elite US military force to launch a top-secret rescue, Operation Eagle Claw. This re-creation of the dramatic events splices the action with archive footage of those directly involved.

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Surviving Disaster

Iran Hostage Rescue

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