[1] During the takeover, the guards assigned to protect the U.S. Embassy mysteriously disappeared, and the Iranian government did not make any attempts to stop the attack or rescue the hostages.

[2] In response to the hostage crisis, the United States severed diplomatic relations with Iran, imposed trade sanctions by halting U.S. exports and oil imports, and froze Iranian assets.

[3] The International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued two significant decisions regarding the Iran hostage crisis:[4] It is noteworthy that this case marked a significant instance where the ICJ and the United Nations Security Council collaborated to bring an end to a crisis.

In the second phase, the court considered the series of events that occurred after the occupation of the embassy by militants and the seizure of the consulates.

As a result, the perpetrators, though initially acting in private capacities, were considered agents of the Iranian state.