Iran's revolutionary guard corps commemorates aborted US military operation in 24 April 1980 in Tabas.
US commandos have conducted a desert rescue operation to save American hostages held in the "espionage den"- former US mission in Tehran - to free 53 American diplomats held in custody after Tehran-Washington ties strained in 1979.
In 1980, the US military invasion and open intervention in Iran's internal affairs which has cost a lot for White House had failed thanks to the unseen heavenly assistants, the statement released on Sunday 24 April said.
US "rainbows" failed to complete an operation, practised hundreds of times in Tabas, a desert in northwest Iran after sandstorms grounded US military helicopters and airplanes.
US leaders' confessions made after the failed operation indicated that the United States has had a bigger goal in the mind than releasing the captive diplomats, the statement said.
Washington sought to restore its credibility lost after the Islamic Revolution victory, the statement continued.
On 24 April, 1980, the United States attempted a rescue mission that failed, after three of eight helicopters were damaged in a sandstorm and eight persons were killed during the evacuation.
US secretary of state Cyrus Vance, who had opposed the action, resigned after the mission's failure. |
