Anti-Iranian protests in the USA

Title

Anti-Iranian protests in the USA

Genre

News report; Press conference

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:02:10

Description

Report on the alleged shooting of a trouble-making American student by an Iranian student in the USA. The authorities want to play the incident down in case it endangers the diplomats being held hostage in Iran. In Washington, anti-Iranian protesters are calling for the death of Ayatollah Khomeini. President Carter has appealed for calm. US State Department spokesman Hodding Carter III says they are continuing to explore diplomatic channels, but he cannot say when hostages can be released. The USA does not want to change its policy on no use of force, no return of Shah, and world public opinion will continue to be used to pressurise Iran. The reporter is Andrew Manderstam.

Contributors

Andrew Manderstam; Hodding Carter III

Keywords

USA; Iran; Interethnic relations; Embassies and consulates; Ethnic conflicts; Violence; International relations; Homicide; Jimmy Carter; Hostages; US Embassy; Students; Guns; Firearms

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