From the Vault: The Tony and Jonna Mendez Edition, Part 3
SpyCast3 Jan 2017

From the Vault: The Tony and Jonna Mendez Edition, Part 3

The Iranian Hostage Crisis (September 1, 2008) In November 1979, radical Iranian students overran the U.S. embassy in Tehran, capturing most of the embassy staff—except for six diplomats who found refuge with the Canadian embassy. Today, Peter talks with retired CIA officer Tony Mendez who, in an elaborate deception and disguise operation, managed to exfiltrate the six Americans from Tehran before the Iranians were able to track them down.

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