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Platform: TWITTER Author: @Save Our Citizenships 🔻 --- Caption/Description --- Watch How Iran Treated Black American Hostages After decades of coups, oil theft, and imposed dictatorship by the United States and Britain, Iran’s 1979 crisis exposed an uncomfortable truth: even in confrontation, it recognised Black Americans and women as oppressed rather https://t.co/LiX9jxxbGZ --- Audio Transcript (What was said) --- Okay, one of the most insane historical facts has got to be when Iran took a bunch of American hostages in 1979 but then decided to free all the black hostages and the women. Why did Iran do this, you ask? Well, first we got to go back a little bit to why Iran took hostages in the first place. And when you understand this, you also understand why Iran and the USA don't really like each other to this day. You see, Iran had a problem. You see, back before the 1950s, Iran's oil industry was basically completely taken over by the United States and Britain. Iran was barely getting to share their oil. Iran said, knock, knock, knock, hello, United States, Britain, can we have our oil back? United States and Britain said, who said we got your oil? Iran said, boy, we're not stupid out here. We see y'all scamming us. United States and Britain said, ah, ah, you got us and we don't fit a lot, but we're not giving your oil back though, for real. So Iran voted in a new prime minister that took back Iran's oil. United States said, ooh, we can't have that, call in the CIA. The CIA pulls up, that boy gone. The United States brings in a new guy, the Shah, and he's very friendly towards the United States. Iran said, who the, yo! The Shah said, look, y'all didn't even give me a chance, for real. Yeah, fast forward 20 years later, he gave away all of Iran's oil and had very oppressive policies towards the people. The people of Iran said, time's up. The Shah said, time's up. Boy, you know what I got behind me? Big dog United States. The Iranian people said, all right, l

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1. verified: Iran took a bunch of American hostages in 1979.
   The Iran hostage crisis began on November 4, 1979, when Iranian students seized the U.S. embassy in Tehran, taking 66 Americans hostage, with 52 held for 444 days.
2. mostly true: Iran then decided to free all the black hostages and the women.
   On November 17, 1979, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini ordered the release of 13 hostages: all women and African Americans, claiming they were unlikely to be spies. However, one African American male, Charles A. Jones, Jr., was not released at that time.
3. mostly true: Back before the 1950s, Iran's oil industry was basically completely taken over by the United States and Britain. Iran was barely getting to share their oil.
   The Anglo-Persian Oil Company (later Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, AIOC), a British company, controlled Iran's oil industry. The British government purchased 51% of the company in 1914, gaining a controlling interest. Iran received a small share of the profits, leading to widespread dissatisfaction. While the US was not directly 'taking over' the oil industry in the same way as Britain, it later became involved in supporting the Shah who maintained favorable oil agreements with Western companies.
4. verified: Iran voted in a new prime minister that took back Iran's oil.
   In March 1951, the Iranian parliament (Majlis) voted to nationalize the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (AIOC). Mohammad Mosaddegh, a leader of the National Front and a champion of nationalization, was elected prime minister in April 1951 and enforced this nationalization.
5. verified: United States said, ooh, we can't have that, call in the CIA. The CIA pulls up, that boy gone. (Referring to the removal of Mosaddegh).
   In August 1953, the CIA and MI6 (British intelligence) orchestrated a coup d'état, known as Operation Ajax, which overthrew Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh and reinstated the Shah.
6. verified: The United States brings in a new guy, the Shah, and he's very friendly towards the United States.
   The 1953 coup reinstated Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (the Shah) as an absolute monarch, significantly increasing US influence over Iran. The Shah was a US ally during the Cold War.
7. mostly true: He gave away all of Iran's oil and had very oppressive policies towards the people.
   After the 1953 coup, a new agreement (Consortium Agreement of 1954) gave split ownership of Iranian oil production between Iran and Western companies, including the US and Britain, until 1979. The Shah's rule became more autocratic after the coup, and his regime was characterized by repression of political dissent and human rights abuses, particularly through his secret police, SAVAK.
8. verified: The people of Iran said, time's up... The Iranian people rose up and started hunting them down. (Referring to the Iranian Revolution).
   Widespread dissatisfaction with the Shah's autocratic regime, corruption, and Western influence led to the Iranian Revolution in 1978-1979, which culminated in the overthrow of the monarchy.
9. verified: The Shah gets on a plane and he dips. He said, I'll see y'all folk in the States.
   The Shah left Iran on January 16, 1979, and eventually sought asylum and medical care in the United States.
10. verified: The people of Iran looked at the United States and said, bring back the Shah. The United States said, no, the Shah is sick. We can't give him to you right now.
    The hostage-takers demanded the return of the exiled Shah for trial and execution. The US maintained that the Shah had come to America for medical attention (he had cancer) and refused to extradite him.
11. verified: Iranian college students stormed the United States embassy and take everybody hostage.
    On November 4, 1979, Iranian students (Muslim Student Followers of the Imam's Line) stormed and occupied the U.S. embassy in Tehran, taking 66 Americans hostage.
12. mostly true: Iran said, well, they're pretty reasonable. One, we want the Shah back. Two, we want you to leave us and our oil alone.
    Iranian demands included the return of the Shah for trial and execution, an apology for past American involvement in Iranian affairs (including the 1953 coup), a promise to leave Iran alone in the future, and the unfreezing of Iran's assets in the US.
13. mostly true: Khomeini looked at the black hostages and said, don't the United States be like oppressing y'all and messing with y'all too? Black people said, well. Khomeini said, oh no, y'all are free to go. Plus the women, y'all are free to go.
    On November 17, 1979, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini ordered the release of 13 hostages, specifically women and African Americans. This was done with rhetoric that highlighted the oppression faced by Black Americans in the US, aiming to cause a split in American public opinion.
14. verified: Except a black man named Carl. Now, I don't know if this is him, but this picture goes with what I'm saying. You see, Carl was a Marine, but he was also a radio operator in the Marines. So he was privy to very sensitive information. Carl said, okay, we packing our bags, we going. They said, Carl, you can't come. Carl said, y'all seen my skin color, right? They say, yeah, Carl, but you privy to info. You're going to have to hold it down.
    Charles A. Jones, Jr., an African American Marine and radio operator, was indeed among the hostages and was not released with the initial group of women and other African Americans. He was held longer due to his military role and potential access to sensitive information.
15. verified: But Carl was released two years later with the rest of the hostages...
    Charles A. Jones, Jr. was among the remaining 52 hostages released on January 20, 1981, after 444 days of captivity.
16. verified: President Jimmy Carter, after a lot of back and forth... Finally made a deal with Iran basically saying, okay, we're going to leave you alone. Just release the hostages. Iran didn't get the Shah because the Shah actually passed away.
    Negotiations led by the Carter administration, with Algeria as an intermediary, eventually resulted in the Algiers Accords. The Shah died in Cairo, Egypt, on July 27, 1980, before the hostages were released. The agreement involved unfreezing Iranian assets and a US commitment not to interfere in Iran's internal affairs.
17. verified: Since Jimmy Carter took so long to get the hostages released, Reagan used that against him to get elected over Jimmy Carter...
    The Iran Hostage Crisis played a significant role in US domestic politics and negatively impacted the 1980 presidential election, which Jimmy Carter lost to Ronald Reagan.
18. verified: Side note, side note to Jimmy Carter's credit, even though he lost the election, he still worked on getting the hostages until his last day in office. In fact, he got the hostages released on his last day in office.
    The remaining 52 hostages were released on January 20, 1981, minutes after Ronald Reagan's inauguration, which was Jimmy Carter's last day in office. Carter's administration worked tirelessly until the very end to secure their release.

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