Guests of the Ayatollah: The First Battle in America's War with Militant Islam is a non-fiction work written by Mark Bowden.

The book explores the causes of the hostage-taking (mostly from the American perspective), commenting on the events which took place in the embassy.

The book also describes the aftermath of the hostages' release following the onset of the Iran–Iraq War in September 1980.

Bowden has signed an agreement with Paramount studios and producer Scott Rudin to allow a film adaptation of the book.

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