Guests of the Ayatollah

popularity

press conference to announce outing of CIA officers

refusal to let UN commission to meet with hostages

speaking in euphemisms

threats to kill hostages

today

feelings about hostage taking

hostage taking (gerogan-gir). See also embassy takeover

anticipation of

Iran’s memory and current attitudes regarding

spiritual adviser to. See Khoeniha

hostage transfer, proposed

hostages. See also specific topics after returning home

celebrity and awards

interviews

to be dealt with by Iran’s parliament. See also hostage transfer

as happy “guests” of the ayatollah

hoaxes perpetrated and games played by

illness. See also specific hostages

invited to White House

Iran’s options in how to deal with

“moral sadness”

moved to other locations

after rescue mission

Tehran mansion of Bahktiari

national interest vs. interests of

physical assaults and beatings of

putting them on trial

release and return of. See also Canadian embassy

deadline for

final negotiations and agreement on

rumors about

secret negotiations for securing

rooms ransacked

secret communications between

secret communications with outside world

threats to kill. See also SAVAK

trying to sue Iranian government

views of their captivity experience

who are now deceased

Housseini, Akbar. See also Akbar

Howard, William

Howland, Joan (Walsh). See Walsh, Joan

Howland, Michael

Golacinski and

Iran-Iraq war and

Isfahani and

Laingen and

moved to Tehran mansion

plan in case of invasion

release and return home

rescue mission and

television viewing

hunger strike

Hussein, Saddam. See Saddam Hussein

Independence Day, International Communications Agency (ICA)

International Court of Justice

interrogations. See also under specific hostages

Iran. See also specific topics

double-talk in

history

instability and chaos in. See also revolution, Iranian

inverse nature of

as land of bordzari (toleration)

leaders

persons fleeing

political power and decision making in

separation of mosque and state in

Iran-America Society

Iran-Iraq border accord of 1975

Iran-Iraq war

Iran National Works

Iran Working Group

Iranian embassy in United States

Iranians. See also specific topics

Western-yearning

Iraq. See Iran-Iraq war; Kuwaiti newspapers; Saddam Hussein

Isfahan

Isfahani

Ishimoto, Wade

Islam. See also Shia Islam

U.S. war against militant

Jerry Miele and

Kupke and

Limbert and

obsessed with uncovering plot to assassinate Khomeini

religion and

on United States

Victoria Bassiri and

Islamabad, U.S. embassy in

Islamic constitution

Islamic Revolution. See revolution Iranian

Islamists. See also mullahs vs. nationalists

Israel. See also Zionists

J3 Special Operations Division

Jaffe, Hershel