Title of article :
CIA Performance Assessment of the Occupation of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran on Aban 13, 1358
Author/Authors :
Kaffash, Mohammad Islamic Education - Qom University of Islamic Education - Qom, IRAN , Tavakoli, Yaghoub Department of Islamic Revolution - Qom University of Islamic Education - Qom, IRAN , Hoseini, Mohammad Department of Law - Islamic Azad University Tehran Branch - Tehran, IRAN
Abstract :
Iran's strategic position has attracted significant world powers, especially the United
States, so the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has continuously monitored Iran's
political and social situation. After the Islamic Revolution in Iran, the U.S. sensitivity
towards the colonial theory doubled, and consequently, the CIA's espionage and
interference in Iran increased. Such a situation was unbearable for Iranians who had a
bitter experience of U.S. intervention in their country. Therefore, they considered a visa
for the fugitive Shah by the United States as another betrayal. In return for fulfilling
their demands, they seized the U.S. embassy in Tehran. With a descriptive-analytical
manner, the present study aimed to answer ‘how well the CIA has worked at the U.S.
Embassy in resolving the hostage crisis?’ Based on the results, with the hypothesis of
CIA formal but covert intervention in Iran at the beginning of the Islamic Revolution
and extensive efforts to resolve the U.S. government crisis, the CIA used its espionage
process U.S. embassy after the Islamic Revolution with various tools. After capturing
the embassy, they carried out many activities, including communicating with Iranian
officials, mental espionage, communicating with Islamic movements, using local
militias, and sending CIA officers to Iran to free the hostages. Define all these cases in
the collection of maintaining colonialism and domination over Iran.
Keywords :
Occupation , U.S. Embassy , CIA
Journal title :
Contemporary Research of the Islamic Revolution