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A representative of the Iranian students holds up a portrait of a blindfolded American hostage during a press conference in the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Nov. 5, 1979. | AP Photo Iranians storm U.S. Embassy, Nov. 4, 1979
The Iran hostage crisis started Nov. 4, 1979, and it ended on Jan. 20, 1981, lasting 444 days, according to History.com and PBS. President Carter's acceptance of Pahlavi into America caused Iranians to conclude that the United States greatly supported Pahlavi despite him being overthrown as their leader.