How a disastrous mission in Iran 40 years ago changed the way US special operators fight
Stavros Atlamazoglou
Sep 15, 2020, 7:45 AM
On November 4, 1979, Iranian students stormed the US Embassy in Tehran, taking 66 Americans hostage.
Less than a month later, US special-operations forces began planning a daring raid to rescue the Americans.
The complicated rescue operation went awry almost immediately, but lessons from the deadly failure have informed how US special operations are conducted for decades.
https://www.businessinsider.com/how-failed-iran-hostage-rescue-raid-influenced-us-special-forces-2020-9
