OpenStax
Open Stax: Political Storms 1968 1980: Jimmy Carter in the Aftermath of the Storm
Overview of the Carter years details events from the 1976 election of Jimmy Carter including the Camp David Peace Accord, the Iranian hostage crisis, and a crippling domestic economy. With questions for critical thinking and discussion.
Digital History
Digital History: No Islands of Stability
This site is a source on the relationship between Carter/the US and Iran. Provides background information on the friendship between the US and Iran, the revolution in Iran, and the Iran hostage crisis that ended Carter's presidency.
Other
The Odyssey: Us Trek: Ultimate Anti Americanism: The Iran Hostage Crisis
An account of the events of the Iranian Hostage Crisis told from the viewpoint of an Iranian family caught up in the revolution.
US Department of State
Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Edmund Sixtus Muskie (1914 1996)
Edmund Muskie biography describes his life and rise to prominence. Muskie served in the Carter administration as the 58th Secretary of State, helping to broker the release of American hostages in Iran.
CNN
Cnn: Timeline of Iran in the 20th Century
CNN offers a good timeline covering Iran's history in the last century. Includes lots of information on the Iranian Hostage Crisis.
BBC
Bbc: Tehran Hostage Rescue Mission Fails
A short synopsis of the top-secret rescue mission ordered by Carter to free the Americans held hostage in Iran.