Iran II - The Return
With the news today that the US is preparing to place embassy staff in Iran for the first time in nearly 30 years, it’s worth taking a look at this article in Wired (together with the accompanying gallery) which details just how the diplomats were evacuated in the first place. It’s a strange old story that involves the CIA faking a Hollywood movie in order to smuggle the US civil servants out of revolutionary Iran. Definitely worth a look and needless to say, it would probably make a great film.
Wired.com: How the CIA Used a Fake Sci-Fi Flick to Rescue Americans from Tehran
