From a hostage crisis, a years-long war, and a nuclear dispute, Iran's struggles remain pivotal to its identity.

1978 – Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi’s authoritarian rule sparks demonstrations and riots. January 16, 1979 – The Shah flees Iran and goes to Egypt. February 1, 1979 – Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns ...

The Iran Hostage Crisis began just months after the Shah of Iran fled during the Islamic Revolution. When the U.S. allowed him entry for medical treatment in October 1979, it sparked outrage. The ...

Barry Rosen knows what it means to wait for freedom. He spent 444 days as a hostage, one of 52 Americans held prisoner at the U.S. embassy in Iran from 1979 to 1981. He described when he was reunited ...