US Embassy stormed by Tehran mob From Nicholas Cumming-Bruce in Tehran Thursday 15 February 1979 guardian.co.uk. Militant Islamic students in Iran have stormed the US embassy in the Iranian capital,Tehran, and taken more than 90 people hostage. Trump: Iran 'fully responsible' for tensions around US embassy. Embassy attack: Trump blames Iran for insurgents storming US Embassy in Iraq Protesters had barged through a door and set fire to a reception area. US president blames Iran for protesters storming US embassy compound in Baghdad as he calls on Iraq for support. The US embassy in Baghdad is under lock down but has not been evacuated, an embassy spokesperson told CNN, as protests continue outside the compound located in city's Green Zone.. Protesters attacked the United States Embassy in Baghdad in response to American airstrikes on an Iranian-backed militia in Iraq. Storming of the Embassy: November 4, 1979 William Daugherty was on his first overseas job as a new operations officer with the Directorate of Operations (now the National Clandestine Services or NCS). 40 years on, embassy hostage crisis still haunts US-Iran ties Relationship scarred by protesters storming US mission in November 1979 and ensuing 444 day standoff, leading to … The students have demanded that the Shah of Iran, who fled the country in January, be extradited from the US, where he is currently receiving medical treatment for cancer, to stand trial in Iran. Many of the demonstrators were members of that militia and others. President Donald Trump threatened Iran Tuesday, warning the country's leaders they will be held responsible for any death or destruction after protestors attacked the US embassy …