Before the Embassy Massacre the new Iranian government still had correct relations with the US, and the general population were only unhappy with the US policy of support for the Shaw. As they saw it, Cater & his staff were the problem, not the US. Sure the was heated rhetoric, but that was either from the Islamic fundamentalists, or pandering to them. The new government had a policy of appearing to appease the extremists, so they could deal with larger more immediate problems.
The attack on the embassy was a attempt by the Islamic extremists to force hostility between Iran & the US, and address a specific agenda of issues with the US. Returning the Shaw for a show trial was one, Reducing US/Western intrusion into Iran covered several other specifics.
...and the ongoing terrorism by the Revoluntionary Guards, Sons of the Phrophet, Islamic Caliph, or what ever the nome du juor is. This low under radar terroism war is actually fairly destructive to the Iranian economy, and social fabric. It also kills a dozen or so US soldiers each year & destroys several millions worth of vehicles and other equipment. A ongoing cost that has become melding into the operating overhead of the DoD.
The attack on the embassy was a attempt by the Islamic extremists to force hostility between Iran & the US, and address a specific agenda of issues with the US. Returning the Shaw for a show trial was one, Reducing US/Western intrusion into Iran covered several other specifics.
That and 30,000 US military personnel still in the country.
...and the ongoing terrorism by the Revoluntionary Guards, Sons of the Phrophet, Islamic Caliph, or what ever the nome du juor is. This low under radar terroism war is actually fairly destructive to the Iranian economy, and social fabric. It also kills a dozen or so US soldiers each year & destroys several millions worth of vehicles and other equipment. A ongoing cost that has become melding into the operating overhead of the DoD.