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"Fifty-two American diplomats and citizens were held hostage for 444 days from November 4, 1979, to January 20, 1981 after a group of Iranian students belonging to the Muslim Student Followers of the Imam's Line, who supported the Iranian Revolution, took over the U.S. Embassy in Tehran"
Under international law that is a terrorist attack.
Iran arms Hezbollah and the Houthi and others fighting proxy wars against US allies.
From the Iranian POV; the US is arming rebels and sovereign governments fighting against Iran's interests.
Persia has been a conquered nation many times so there paranoia is somewhat understandable.
My enemy's enemy is my friend is a policy for continued conflict -- all sides seem to want to take that route.
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