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"President Calls for All Hostages to be Released"

News article

By: Rita Beamish

Date: July 31, 1989

Source: The Associated Press.

About the Author: Rita Beamish earned a degree in history before pursing a master's degree in journalism from Columbia Graduate School. Beamish served as a White House, political, and foreign affairs writer for the Associated Press for over ten years.

INTRODUCTION

In 1979, an Islamic revolution led by Shia Muslims ended the secular rule of the Shah of Iran and ushered in several decades of continued unrest in the region. Spurred on by western supported Israel and its occupation of the West Bank and Gaza, militants sought to rid the region of...