Surviving Disaster
Iran Hostage Rescue (1x6)
Air date: Mar 21, 2006
Recreation of the hostage crisis that ensued in 1980 when Iranian militants seized control of the US embassy in Tehran. After five months of negotiations, President Jimmy Carter attempted to resolve the matter by force, sending in an elite military unit. It was a decision that ended in disaster, costing the lives of eight men and bringing down the Presidency.
- Premiered: Jan 2006
- Episodes: 7
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