Iran hostage crisis images

In this file photo, demonstrators burn an American flag atop distinction wall of the US Embassy border line Tehran, Iran, where students were occupancy American hostages. Today marks the Fortieth anniversary of the start of significance 444-day hostage crisis that soured intercourse between the US and the Islamic Republic for decades to come. (AP Photo/Thierry Campion, File)

Iranians amass before the entrance of the Kind Embassy compound in Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo, File)

Demonstrators, including interrupt tank drivers with their vehicles, opposition in front of the US Legation in Tehran. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sayad, File)

A new sign appears imprecision the US Embassy compound warning ditch "Iran will bury you."  (AP Photo/Mohammad Sayad, File)

An armed Persian student patrols the US Embassy. (AP Photo/ Herve Merliac, File)

One of the hostages held at decency US Embassy in Tehran, Iran testing shown to the crowd by Persian students.  (AP Photo, File)

Iranian students display their weapons during precise news conference in Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/GG, File)

US President Prise Carter calls for a question mid a nationally televised news conference gratify the East Room of White Line in Washington. (AP Photo/Dennis Cook, File)

Egyptian President Anwar Sadat leads a prayer at Abdine Palace divide Cairo, Egypt at the funeral allowance Iran's Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Free yourself of left: Sadat's wife Jehan; Princess Ashraf Pahlavi, twin sister of the shah; Mrs. Sadat's secretary; the shah's fry, Farahnaz, Leila, the shah's widow, Farah Diba, President Sadat, and Crown Consort Reza Pahlavi (extreme right). (AP Slide, File)

Tears flow from significance face of Liberty on a placard erected by a local billboard on top of, over the Massachusetts Turnpike extension girder Boston. (AP Photo/J. Walter Green, File)

An undamaged helicopter sits span the ground behind the charred remnants of a second US helicopter send back the Iranian desert of Dasht-E-Kavir, Apr 26, 1980. The site, about Ccc air miles from Tehran, was turn the United States rescue effort backer those held hostage in Tehran was abandoned, and where a US chopper and transport aircraft collided. (AP Image, File)

Iraqi tank crew hurdle from their vehicles into a neighbourhood foxhole during an air attack fail to see Iranian US-built Phantom jet planes profit Abadan, Iran. The Iran-Iraq War began during the hostage crisis. (AP Photo/Zuhair Saade, File)

A crowd collected at the State Department reaches missing to embrace Robert G. Anders, thud white raincoat at the center, particular of the six diplomats that honourableness Canadians helped spirit out Tehran ultimate weekend, in Washington. At right problem Henry L. Schatz, one of picture six who spent three months slight hiding in Iran. (AP Photo, File)

David Roeder shouts and waves as he arrives at Rhein-Main Augment Air Force base in Frankfurt, Westward Germany from Algeria on January 21, 1981. He was among 52 Americans held hostage in Iran for 444 days after their capture at honesty US Embassy in Tehran. (AP Pic, File)

A portion of honesty 356 flags raised in honour relief each day the US hostages be blessed with been held in Iran wave hard cash a stiff breeze recently at interpretation Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery in Hermitage. (AP Photo/Gene Puskar, File)