That was shortly after Ayatollah Khomeini had seized power in Iran, riding the slogan “Death to America” - and sure enough, the attacks on Americans soon began. In November 1979, a militant Islamic mob took over the U.S. embassy in Tehran, the Iranian capital, and held 52 Americans hostage for the next 444 days. अमेरिका का आतंकवाद के विरुद्ध युद्ध 2001 में नहीं आरम्भ हुआ । इसका आरम्भ नवम्बर 1979 को हो गया था।