The besieged American embassy from Tehran to Port-au-Prince

On November 4, 1979, "student" Iranians invaded the United States Embassy in Tehran, taking employees and diplomats hostage.

Frantz Duval
Par Frantz Duval
27 Jul 2023 | Lecture : 2 min.

On November 4, 1979, "student" Iranians invaded the United States Embassy in Tehran, taking employees and diplomats hostage. The hostage crisis lasted 444 days, significantly impacting President Jimmy Carter's defeat and profoundly altering the security measures around US diplomatic compounds worldwide.

When on Sunday, July 23, 2023, Haitians gathered in front of the main entrance of the US Embassy in Tabarre, the US State Department couldn't help but recall Tehran '79. Were they witnessing the potential for a

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