Failed Operation Eagle Claw (Iran Hostage Rescue)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:aftermath creation of 160th SOAR (Night Stalkers)
creation of US Special Operations Command
reforms in US military special operations
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Operation_Eagle_Claw
gptkbp:casualties 1 Iranian civilian killed
8 American servicemen killed
gptkbp:cause gptkb:helicopter
bad weather
mechanical failures
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date April 24-25, 1980
gptkbp:followedBy Operation Credible Sport (aborted)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Failed Operation Eagle Claw (Iran Hostage Rescue)
gptkbp:impact political damage to Jimmy Carter
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:US_Air_Force
gptkb:Delta_Force
gptkb:US_Marine_Corps
gptkb:US_Army_Rangers
gptkb:US_Navy
gptkbp:location gptkb:Desert_One,_Iran
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive international attention
gptkbp:objective rescue American hostages in Tehran
gptkbp:order gptkb:President_Jimmy_Carter
gptkbp:precededBy planning phase in early 1980
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Iran_Hostage_Crisis
gptkbp:result failure
gptkbp:target gptkb:Iran
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jimmy_Carter_administration
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7