Iran Hostage Crisis: Events, Causes, an…
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It irrevocably damaged U.S.-Iranian relations. It molded future U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. It possibly determined the outcome of the 1980 U.S. presidential election. It brought the United States directly into conflict with militant, political Islam for the first time. It was a severe blow to U.S. morale and prestige, coming as it did in the aftermath of the Vietnam War.
It irrevocably damaged U.S.-Iranian relations.
It molded future U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East.
It possibly determined the outcome of the 1980 U.S. presidential election.
It brought the United States directly into conflict with militant, political Islam for the first time.
It was a severe blow to U.S. morale and prestige, coming as it did in the aftermath of the Vietnam War.
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