Mohsen Mirdamadi, was an organizer of the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, a member of the parliament of Iran (the Majlis) from 2000-2004, and the "head of the largest pro-reform party" in Iran, Islamic Iran Participation Front since 2006.In 1979 he led Iran Hostage Crisis where 52 Americans were held hostage for 444 days. There were about 400 of us who took part in the operation. I was part of the leadership council. When the U.S.