Wars & Rumors of war
In 1979, the Ayatollah Khomeini seized power in Iran, unleashed the Islamic Revolution, and allowed his followers to capture the American Embassy in Tehran and hold 52 hostages for 444 days. Thirty years later, New York Times best-selling author Joel C. Rosenberg takes you inside the Revolution. He explains how it happened, how Washington missed it, and how Iran could bring the world to the brink of nuclear war.