In 1979, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini assumed control of Iran. Iranian militants seized the U.S. Embassy and took more than 50 Americans hostage. Exactly two weeks after the Embassy takeover, Mike Wallace interviewed Ayatollah Khomeini from the holy city of Qom and asked Khomeini if the hostages would continue being held if the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was not brought back to Iran. "The 35 million population of Iran want this, and we must investigate why the population wants the Shah returned.

In 1979, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini assumed control of Iran. Iranian militants seized the U.S. Embassy and took more than 50 Americans hostage. Exactly two weeks after the Embassy takeover, Mike Wallace interviewed Ayatollah Khomeini from the holy city of Qom and asked Khomeini if the hostages would continue being held if the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was not brought back to Iran. “The 35 million population of Iran want this, and we must investigate why the population wants the Shah returned.

In 1979, two weeks after Iran seized the U.S. Embassy, Mike Wallace interviewed Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and asked about the American hostages. 60 Minutes has covered the geopolitical situation in Iran for nearly five decades. https://cbsn.ws/4kV8TIt | 60 Minutes