ɡˈɛsts ʌvðɪ ˈaɪɐtˌɑːlɚ ɹᵻlˈeɪts ðɪ ᵻvˈɛnts sɚɹˈaʊndɪŋ ðɪ ɪɹˈæn hˈɑːstɪdʒ kɹˈaɪsɪs ʌv noʊvˈɛmbɚ fˈoːɹ, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn tə dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi twˈɛnti, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn æt ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ˈɛmbəsi ɪn tɛɹˈɑːn, ɪɹˈæn.
Guests of the Ayatollah relates the events surrounding the Iran hostage crisis of November 4, 1979 to January 20, 1981 at the United States embassy in Tehran, Iran.