Mark Bowden - Guests of the Ayatollah

Powell, Jody

rescue mission and

power outages

Powers, Gary

Pravda

prayer meeting, Precht, Henry

Ali Agah and

Cy Vance and

eviction of Iran’s diplomatic mission

Hamilton Jordan and

Khomeini and

Limbert and

Martin Kalb and

pro-Khomeini demonstration and

on release of hostages

press conferences

primaries. See electoral primaries

privatization

protests. See demonstrations

“punishment” cell

Qaddafi, Moammar

Qashqai, Khosrow

Qasr prison

Qom. See also under Khomeini

Quarles, William

Queen, Jeanne

Queen, Richard

Akbar and

background and overview

capture of

depression

destruction of visa plates

dislike of Iranians

Easter service and

food and

haircut

Hohman and

illness

Inside and Out

letters to family

mock execution and

Mohammed and

Montazari and

moved to basement chancery office

moved to Zurich

pictures of

published in magazines

release and return home

religion and

signed petition for return of shah

slipping into dream world

“Queenie” (female hostage taker)

race. See African-American hostages; ethnicity, race, and racism

Radio Tehran

Rafsanjani. See Hashemi-Rafsanjani Akbar

Rajaeefar, Farouz

Ramadan

Ramin

“Rat Face”

Rather, Dan

Razaee, Mohsen

Reagan, Ronald

advisers

announcement of return of hostages

Carter contrasted with

Carter’s communications with

criticisms of Carter

elected president. See also “October surprise” theory

hostage agreement and

on hostage takers

inauguration

invited hostages to White House

on negotiations

as president

presidential campaign

Tom Ahern on

“Red Barn”

Red Cross representatives

Red Element

Redeye missile launchers

Regan, Regis

“republic”

rescue mission. See also Delta Force aftermath and ramifications

appeal of

challenges, problems, and skepticism regarding

problem of intelligence

confidence in and readiness for

congressional investigation

dry run/dress rehearsal

execution of

aborted

broken chopper and mechanical problems in helicopter

desert landing and transfer from plane to choppers. See also Desert One

explosion and fire

final decision to launch

German-speaking team

hostages learning about failed

injuries and fatalities

as last resort

media coverage

nonlethal riot control agents

option to call it off at last minute

planning and preparation

Red, White, and Blue teams

“requirements” and “conditions”

White House blamed for failure of

Reseneh Yar

reshveh (success fee)

revolution

Iranian. See also “cultural revolution”

causes of

and postrevolutionary struggle

viewed retrospectively

nature of

Revolutionary Council

hostage transfer proposal supported by

Revolutionary Council Command

Revolutionary Guards ( Pasdoran )

Reza, Gholam

Rezazadeh, Tahereh

RH-53D. See Sea Stallion helicopters

Rhyne, Jim

Rice Bowl. See also rescue mission

rival factions and political organizations

Robinson, Neil

Rockefeller, David

Roeder, David

on Abbas Abdi

after returning home

Ahmadinejad and

Christmas celebrations and

Ebtekar and

Golacinski and

interrogations

family threatened during

Iran-Iraq war and

mock execution and

release and return home

Roosevelt, Kermit

Roosevelt Gate

Rosen, Barbara

Rosen, Barry

Abbas Abdi and

after returning home

background

capture of

at Christmas party

denounced as spy

The Destined Hour

directive from ICA

mock execution and

release and return home

response to invasion

Roeder and

secretary

Simon Farzami and

on television

Rosenfeld, Stephen S.

Roth, Philip

Rowan, Ford

Rowe, Jesse

Royer, William

as go-between for Washington

moved after failed rescue mission

release and return home

Rupiper, Darrell

Sadat, Anwar

Saddam Hussein

war against Iran

safe, captors’ efforts to open

Saliman, Marcel

San Diego Evening Tribune

Saudi Arabia

Saunders, Harold

SAVAK. See also mock execution of hostages

Savory, Carl

Schaefer, Jim

Schaefer, Tom

Schatz, Lee

Schell, Jonathan

Schlesinger, James R.

Schmidt, Helmut

Schoomaker, Pete

Scott, Charles

after returning home

Ahern and

Ahmadinejad and

Akbar and

anger

background

captured

interrogations

Iran-Iraq war and

letters to

mock execution and

moved to Tehran mansion

Pieces of the Game

release and return home

standoff with guard

SDROTTER/4

SDTRAMP

Sea Stallion helicopters. See also Delta Force; rescue mission

Seiffert, Ed

Seyyed

Seyyedinejad, Mohammed Ali

shah of Iran. See Pahlavi, Mohammed Reza

Shaplen, Robert

Sharer, Donald

Ahern and

Iran-Iraq war and

Shariati, Ali

Shariatmadari, Hossein

Sharshar, Ali

Sharshar, Behrouz

Sheroor

Shia Islam. See also Islam; revolution Iranian

obsession with martyrdom

Shiraz

Sick, Gary

Sickmann, Jill

Sickmann, Rocky

after returning home

captured, diary

“Hamid the Liar” and

Hostage, A Personal Diary

release and return home

Sistani, Ali

60 Minutes

Ski Mask

Smith, Burr

Smith, E. K.

Socolow, Sandy

solitary confinement. See also hostages, moved to other locations, after rescue mission

South Africa

Soviet Union

embassy

invasion of Afghanistan

“spies”. See also “Bob”; Central Intelligence Agency; “den of spies”

hostages suspected of being

“Spy Den documents”. See also classified documents and equipment

“spy documents”

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Stafford, Joseph

Stafford, Kathy

State Department

Kupke’s conversation with

State Department building, pro-Khomeini demonstration by Iranians outside

State Department information at embassy

Strengthen the Unity

student captors. See hostage takers

“Students Day” demonstration

Subic, Joseph

after returning home

Christmas card for Khomeini

Christmas party and

escape plan

Golacinski and

Hall and

Hermening and

Hohman and

Kalp and

release and return home

on television

suicide attempts and suicidal thinking

Sun-Times in Chicago

Swift, Ann

captured

cooking

Easter gifts received

Ebtekar and

hopes of release

instructed to let protesters in

Iran-Iraq war and

Laingen and

learned about failed rescue mission

Limbert and

moved after failed rescue mission

moved to Tehran mansion

release and return home

suspected of being spy

on television

Swiss ambassador

Switzerland

ta’arof

Tabatabai, Sadegh

Tabriz

prison in

Taheri, Kamal