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Which of these nations held U.S. hostages during the late-1970s?

Iran
Libya
Lebanon
Afghanistan

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User Jagruti
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Answer: A

Explanation: Iran

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User Jimiclapton
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The answer is (A)

52 American diplomats and citizens were held hostage for 444 days (November 4,1979, to January 20, 1981) after a group of Iranian students belonging to the Muslim Student Followers of the Imam's Line, who supported the Iranian Revolution, took over the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.
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