Option: The United States was humiliated when the military rescue failed miserably. Eight hostages were killed during the attempt.
The Iran Hostage Crisis lasted 444 days. It was provoked when a group of Iranian students seized the U.S. Embassy in Teheran. They were protesting because the U.S. goverment allowed the ousted Shah of Iran to travel to the U.S. for medical treatment.
The Carter administration attempted a rescue mission in April 24th. 1980 which resulted in 8 U.S. military personnel killed and no hostages released. The hostages were finally released minutes after President Regan was sworn in office as the 40th. president of the U.S.
Operation Eagle Claw.
The operation code named eagle claw was an failed military operation to rescue the 52 American hostages held in Tehran. The failed mission led to the death of US servicemen dead and none of the hostages held captive was rescued.
This failed mission led to the formation of the United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM)
In, 1979, about 3,000 militant students invaded the U.S. embassy in Tehrān, and took 66 Americans hostage including three US diplomatic staff.
Eventually, 13 hostages who comprised of women and African-american were freed by mid November.
According to the question, the correct option is that the United States was humiliated when the military rescue failed miserably.
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