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Not listening!

United States President Jimmy Carter headed a government that was still looking for meaningful support from its allies and a way to negotiate the release of the 52 hostages who had been held in The United States Embassy as prisoners since November 4th, 1979. Ayatollah Khomeini was the First Supreme Leader of Iran.

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