The shah leaves Iran for the last time

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The shah’s departure, initially described as a “vacation,” came as he was fatally stricken with cancer. His arrival in America after months abroad would spark the U.S. Embassy takeover and hostage crisis, stoking the animosity that persists between Tehran and Washington to this day.

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