The answer is (A) <span> 52 </span>American<span> diplomats and citizens were </span>held hostage<span> for 444 days (November 4,</span>1979<span>, to January 20, 1981) after a group of </span>Iranian<span> students belonging to the Muslim Student Followers of the Imam's Line, who supported the </span>Iranian<span> Revolution, took over the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.</span>
