Mark Bowden - Guests of the Ayatollah

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

Japan

Jennings, Peter

Jewish hostages

John Paul II, Pope

Johnson, Dewey

Johnson, Jessie

Johnson, Lillian

Jones, Charles

Jones, David

Jordan, Hamilton

background

Bourget, Villalon, and, solution worked out with

Ghotbzadeh and

Henry Precht and

hosted Ghotbzadeh’s emissaries in White House

Omar Torrijos and

Panama and

presidential election and

reaction to embassy takeover

rescue mission and

on UN commission

journalists. See also media

American

expelled from Iran

in Tehran

Iranian

Joyce, James

July Fourth. See Independence Day

Kalb, Marvin

Kalp, Malcolm

after returning home

beaten

Belk and, escape attempts

Limbert and

at morning meeting

political/diplomatic aims

karmozd (banking fees)

Kashan

Keane, David

Kennedy, Edward M.

Kennedy, Louise

Kennedy, Morehead “Mike”

Keough, Katherine

Keough, William

background

daughters

in Komiteh

letter from, published anonymously in U.S.

mock execution and

moved after failed rescue mission

Keramat Mosque

Khalkali, Sadeq

Khamenei, Ali

Khan, Reza

Kharg

Kharrazi, Kamal

Khashani, Mashalla

Khatami, Mohammed Reza

Khoeniha, Mousavi

Ban-Sadr on

endorsement of takeover

on Khomeini

as spiritual adviser to hostage takers

Khomeini, Ahmad

Khomeini, Imam Ruhollah (Ayatollah)

“ Allahuakbar! ”

ambivalence

Asgharzadeh and

on Ashura

Bani-Sadr’s presidency and

Bazargan and

call for “cultural revolution”

on Carter

Carter’s relations with

Christmas cards hostages made for

conditions for releasing hostages

daughter in Germany

death

did not want to sever ties with U.S.

on embassy/hostage seizure and hostage takers

encouragement of “attacks” on America

erosion of authority of

in exile in Paris

idolized

illnesses

inner circle and spiritual regimen in Qom

interview

on Majlis

Mousavi Khoeniha on

Muslim Students and

oil cut-off threatened by

ordered Revolutionary Guards to clear embassy

personality

pictures of

plots to assassinate

political activity and power

Precht’s letter to

on rescue mission

return to Tehran

rise of

sanctions and

secret plan and

on shah’s crimes

on shah’s move to Panama

speeches

and transfer of hostages to Foreign Ministry

on United States

Waldheim and

on Western-yearning Iranians

women and

Yazdi and

“Khomeini Hilton”

“Khomeini Hole”

khomiteh

King, Kim

Kirtley, Steve

Kissinger, Henry

Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier

Komiteh prison

Koob, Kathryn

background

foreign service career

Bill Royer and

Christmas 1979 and

contemplation of escaping

Easter gifts received

Ebtekar and, as go-between for Washington

Guests of the Revolution

Hamid and

hopes of release

interrogations

interviews

Iran-Iraq war and

Jerry Miele and

learned about failed rescue mission

moved after failed rescue mission

moved to Tehran mansion

relations with guards

release and return home

religion and

sending messages with her eyes

solitary confinement

Swift and

on television

Koppel, Ted

Kupke, Rick

background

capture of

informed about invasion

John Thomas and

letter to Carter

mock execution and

moved to top floor

release and return home

on roof

in vault

Kurdistan

Kurds, rebelling

Kuwaiti newspapers

Kyle, James H.

Laingen, Bruce

after returning home

Ahern and

anger

appointed chargé d’affaires

assignment

background

cable from

change in keepers

Christmas celebrations and

conference room

diary/journal entries

on diplomacy/dialogue between nations

expectation of release

on Forer

Ghotbzadeh and

Golacinski and

Howland and

idealism

instructed Swift to let in protesters

Iran-Iraq war and

on Iran-U.S. relations

on Khomeini

letter to Bani-Sadr

at morning meeting

moved to Tehran mansion

office

optimism

ordered guards not to shoot

painting

prayer meetings and

release and return home

rescue mission and

response to invasion

on revolution

secret messages to Washington from

on shah’s entry to United States

television viewing

treated as emissary

Valentines received by

Yazdi and

Laingen, Penne

Lambrakis, George

Lauterbach, Steve

slashed his wrists

on television

Lavasani, Hassan

Lavasani, Mohammad Hussein

Lawrence, Paul

lawsuits

Lee, Gary

leftists. See Iranians, Western-yearning

letters. See mail

Lewis, George

Lewis, Paul