Star-Spangled Garbage

Thierry Campion

Associated Press

Two Iranians used the American flag to carry garbage from the U.S. embassy in Tehran the day after 62 Americans were taken hostage inside the embassy by Iranian militants. The militants demanded the extradition of the Shah from the United States, where he had gone for medical treatment.

Thierry Campion, "Star-Spangled Garbage," in POYi Archive, Item #9964, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/9964 (accessed May 25, 2025).