Iran Hostage Rescue Mission

Witness History

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🗓️ 31 January 2019

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

In April 1980, the US launched Operation Eagle Claw - a daring but ultimately disastrous attempt to free dozens of hostages held captive in the US Embassy in Tehran. The rescue mission ended in tragedy almost as soon as it began. Rob Walker spoke to Mike Vining, a member of the US special forces team in 2015.

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(Photo:Special forces troops returning from the failed mission. Credit: US Army)

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0:24.9	searching and a lot more watching listen on BBC sounds. Choosing what to
0:32.1	watch night after night the flicking through the endless
0:36.5	searching is a nightmare we want to help you on our brand new podcast off the
0:41.5	telly we share what we've been watching.
0:43.7	Cladie Aide!
0:45.7	Loads of games, loads of fun, loads of screaming.
0:48.2	Lovely.
0:49.0	Off the telly with me Joanna Paige.
0:51.2	And me, Natalie Cassidy, so your evenings can be a little less
0:54.7	searching and a lot more watching listen on BBC sounds. This is the
0:59.9	witness history podcast from the BBC World Service.
1:03.0	And to mark the anniversary of the Iranian Revolution,
1:06.0	we're bringing you stories from the Witness Archive.
1:09.0	Today Rob Walker takes us back to April 1980,
1:12.0	when US Special Forces launched a disastrous mission to try and rescue
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