The admission deepens the crisis with Washington

The draft included a president, parliament, referendums and councils alongside religious oversight.

The document rejected foreign control and declared support for the struggles of oppressed peoples.

Washington allowed the former monarch to enter despite repeated Iranian warnings and demands for accountability.

Many supporters feared that asylum for the Shah could precede another foreign-backed attempt to reverse the revolution.

Revolutionary groups called for trial of the former monarch and restitution of wealth they said had been taken from Iran.

Activists seized the compound and said the action was intended to prevent another American intervention like the 1953 coup.

The occupation began a prolonged international crisis and made relations with the United States central to domestic politics.

His support transformed a student action into a defining act of the revolutionary state.

Recovered diplomatic documents were publicized as evidence of foreign interference, although their selective use was politically contested.

The prime minister and cabinet stepped down after failing to secure an end to the embassy occupation.