Iran Hostage Crisis

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Across
  1. 1. Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, ousted Iranian monarch
  2. 3. Nightline, news program that began during the crisis
  3. 6. Ribbon symbol of support for the hostages
  4. 8. Fifty-two Americans held captive for 444 days
  5. 10. Carter, US president during the crisis
  6. 12. Vance, US Secretary of State who resigned during the crisis
  7. 13. Efforts to secure the release of the hostages
  8. 15. Used on hostages when paraded in front of cameras
  9. 17. Accords that led to the release of the hostages
  10. 19. Guards, Iranian military force involved in the crisis
Down
  1. 2. Khomeini, Iranian leader during the crisis
  2. 4. Attempt to free the hostages, Operation Eagle Claw
  3. 5. US diplomatic mission seized in Tehran
  4. 7. Desert site where the rescue mission failed
  5. 9. Economic measures imposed on Iran
  6. 11. Contra affair, later scandal involving arms sales to Iran
  7. 14. Koppel, journalist who covered the crisis extensively
  8. 15. Abolhassan, first president of the Islamic Republic of Iran
  9. 16. Burning of the American flag by Iranian protesters
  10. 18. Reagan, US president who took office as the hostages were released