Actually it was called the Iran-Contra Affair.

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    Remember, the US embassy in Tehran was absolutely massive and it had a heck of a lot more than 52 personnel. The Americans got advance warning by Iranian officials that the student protestors were coming, so they could flee to the Canadian embassy and were able to leave the country.

    There’s indication that the people who stayed were CIA operatives who had orders to shred evidence of their many misdeeds. Unfortunately for them, Iranian school children spent some time putting the shreds back together again, exposing the various crimes of the USA. America denied what they had done for decades until Obama officially apologized.

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      There’s indication that the people who stayed were CIA operatives who had orders to shred evidence of their many misdeeds

      Idk about “indication”. We’ve got extensive reports confirming it was exactly that. Hell, we’ve got dramatic movie retellings based on those historical accounts that reiterate it. This is the first act of Argo.

      Iranian school children spent some time putting the shreds back together again, exposing the various crimes of the USA.

      Using child labor to defame those sweet, innocent Iranian hostages?

      One more crime Iran has to account for.