Khomeini did not take American hostages, Iranian students did.
Iranians have never attacked and murdered Americans, except in retaliation to Trump's attack in 2020 when they shot at the barracks in Iraq, which, according to Trump, American soldiers sustained nothing more than headaches from the percussion of the explosions. Initially he said none of our soldiers were even there, that they had transferred out previous to the bombing.
If you're so concerned about weak citizens, let's see you sign up.
Oh, wait, you already were how about you had no choice in the matter, it was automatic.