Canadian Caper - Wikipedia
The "Canadian Caper" was the joint covert rescue by the Canadian government and the CIA of six American diplomats who had evaded capture during the seizure of the United States embassy in Tehran, Iran, on November 4, 1979, after the Iranian Revolution, when Islamist students took most of the American embassy personnel hostage, demanding the ...
Rescue of American Diplomats from Iran: “Argo” and the …
2019年9月11日 · The Iran hostage crisis of 1979-1981 ranks as one of the most traumatic diplomatic events in U.S. history. The United States and Iran broke official diplomatic relations as a result. Dissatisfied with the corrupt and ineffective regime of Reza Shah Pahlavi, many Iranian citizens began protesting the Iranian government in 1977.
Argo: The Ingenious Exfiltration of the "Canadian Six" - The World …
Militant Islamic students stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran and held 66 U.S. personnel hostage. Most of the hostages were in captivity for 444 days until their release in January 1981. However, six U.S. State Department staff evaded capture, taking refuge in the homes of Canadian Embassy officers.
Rescue of the "Canadian Six"–A Classic Case of Deception
On 4 November 1979, militant Islamic students took over the US Embassy in Tehran, Iran, and took hostage the 66 US personnel inside. Avoiding capture that day were six US State Department employees who took refuge in the homes of Canadian Embassy officers. The US Government developed several major operations to address this national crisis.
Behind-the-Scenes: The CIA Rescue of Six ‘Argo’ Hostages in Iran
CIA master of disguise Tony Mendez and six US diplomats shared a secret signal while trying to escape during Tehran’s deadly revolution. “If he was smiling, that meant all was well.
The True Story Behind Operation “Argo” to Rescue Americans From Iran
2012年9月17日 · On Nov. 4, 1979, thousands of Iranians stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, taking 66 Americans hostage, including three CIA officers. The crisis lasted 444 days—a drawn-out drama dubbed...
Canadian Caper | International Diplomatic Rescue Mission
Canadian Caper, escape of six Americans from Tehran during the Iranian Revolution of 1978–79. The escape was engineered by the Canadian government and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). When the Iranian Revolution, which toppled the U.S.-backed regime of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, took a solid
Argo: How The CIA And Hollywood Pulled Off The Most Audacious Rescue …
2012年9月13日 · The true account of the 1979 rescue of six American hostages from Iran On November 4, 1979, Iranian militants stormed the American embassy in Tehran and held dozens of Americans hostage, sparking a 444-day ordeal and a quake in …
True story of how CIA smuggled six from Iran 'in plain sight'
2012年10月29日 · In the final scenes of the "nail-biting political thriller" Argo -- the true story of how the CIA safely whisked six U.S. Embassy staffers out of Iran during the 1979 hostage crisis -- a group of...
Iran hostage 'Canadian Caper' 1979 rescue no secret to some
2013年8月21日 · During the chaos, six Americans — four men and two women — fled to the Canadian Embassy and hid there for three months as the crisis unfolded. Those Americans eventually escaped in an operation...