This crisis ended with the formal release of 52 people minutes after the inauguration of Ronald Reagan.
A failed attempt to resolve this event, launched from the USS Nimitz, resulted in the death of eight American servicemen and the resignation of Secretary of State Cyrus Vance. The failure of that plan, known as Operation Eagle Claw, contributed to the defeat of Jimmy Carter in the 1980 presidential election. This crisis ended with the formal release of 52 people minutes after the inauguration of Ronald Reagan. FTP, name this crisis in which American diplomats were held for 444 days inside their own embassy in Tehran.
A failed attempt to resolve this event, launched from the USS Nimitz, resulted in the death of eight American servicemen and the resignation of Secretary of State Cyrus Vance.
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