The supremeleaderofIran, Ali Khamenei, was directly involved in the hostage taking and, in fact, met a number of the hostages during the course when they were being held.
Yesterday, the SupremeLeaderofIran came out and said that if any action is taken against his country, he will raze the cities in Israel of Tel Aviv and Haifa to the ground.
Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior advisor to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supremeleaderofIran, also praised Syria's logistical support for the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah, which the United States lists as a terrorist organization.