US historic defeat in Tabas in Imam Khomeini's viewpoints

Iranian nation will never retreat, Imam Khomeini asserted after US scandalous defeat in Tabas

On April 25, 1980, the United States launched a covert military operation, known as Operation Eagle Claw, in an attempt to airlift the US embassy staff held in the Iranian capital, Tehran. Imam Khomeini said, "By this foolish display he (Carter) presumes that the Iranian nation will retreat while the nation of Iran is ready to sacrifice everything for Islam, independence and freedom."

Failure of US operation in Tabas damaged US prestige worldwide

The operation failure, getting crush in the cloud of very fine sand damaged the US prestige worldwide and made the US army leave Tabas. The operation was called Delta and some of the ex-regime (Pahlavi Regime) officers were also accompanying this operation which was directly ordered by then president of US Jimmy Carter.