A group of Iranian students, belonging to the Muslim Student Followers of the Imam's Line, who were supporting the Iranian Revolution,stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran and took 52 American American diplomats hostage. The hostages would be released only when the Shah came back to Iran to stand trial for crimes committed against the Iranian people.The Iranians held the American diplomats hostage for 444 days.Tehran,Iran 04/11/1979