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and its influence in Iran, including its perceived attempts to undermine the Iranian Revolution and its longstanding support of the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who was overthrown in 1979.

American President Jimmy Carter called the hostage-taking an act of "blackmail" and the hostages "victims of terrorism and anarchy." but in Iran it was widely seen as an act against the U.S. On 4 November 1979, fifty-two American diplomats and citizens were taken hostage in the United States Embassy in Tehran, Iran by a group of Iranian college students belonging to the Muslim Student Followers of the Imam's Line, avid supporters of the Iranian Revolution.

presidential election mainly on his failure to secure the release of the hostages. In turn, Carter blamed his loss in the 1980 U.S. mission in order to protect Iran and his new Islamist government. In the context of the Iranian Revolution, Iran's new leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, stated that the mission had been stopped by an act of God ("angels of God") who had foiled the U.S. The resulting fire destroyed both aircraft and killed eight servicemen. forces prepared to withdraw from Desert One, one of the remaining helicopters crashed into a transport aircraft that contained both servicemen and jet fuel. In a move that is still discussed in military circles, the field commanders advised President Carter to abort the mission, which he did. During the operational planning, it was decided that the mission would be aborted if fewer than six helicopters remained operational, despite only four being absolutely necessary. One had encountered hydraulic problems, another was caught in a sand storm, and the third showed signs of a cracked rotor blade. Eight helicopters were sent to the first staging area called Desert One, but only five arrived in operational condition.

The operation, one of Delta Force's first, encountered many obstacles and failures and was subsequently aborted. President Jimmy Carter to attempt to rescue 52 embassy staff held captive at the Embassy of the United States, Tehran on 24 April 1980. Operation Eagle Claw, known as Operation Tabas ( Persian: عملیات طبس‎) in Iran, was a United States Armed Forces operation ordered by U.S.