Flowers from well-wishers adorn the checkpoint desk at the entrance to the United States Embassy in Teheran. About 50 American hostages are still held in the embassy by armed Iranian students. An old oil tin containing dying carnations keeps company with a portrait of Ayatollah Khomeiny in front of the desk.
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Press, 10 December 1979, Page 8
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51Flowers from well-wishers adorn the checkpoint desk at the entrance to the United States Embassy in Teheran. About 50 American hostages are still held in the embassy by armed Iranian students. An old oil tin containing dying carnations keeps company with a portrait of Ayatollah Khomeiny in front of the desk. Press, 10 December 1979, Page 8
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