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Tony Mendez, the former CIA officer who rescued six American diplomats from revolutionary Iran in 1980, died Saturday. He's shown here in 2012 in Washington, D.C., at the premiere of Argo, a film based on his operation in Iran.

Tony Mendez, The 'Argo' Spy Who Rescued Americans In Iran, Dies At 78

4:49pm January 22, 2019

by Greg Myre

Mendez slipped into revolutionary Iran in 1980 and brought out six American diplomats who were granted refuge by the Canadian Embassy. He didn't receive full acclaim until Hollywood made a 2012 movie.

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Ken Taylor helped a group of Americans avoid capture and eventually escape Iran in 1979. The former Canadian ambassador to Iran died Thursday at 81.

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Ken Taylor, Canadian Envoy Who Hid Americans During Iran Hostage Crisis, Dies

12:35pm October 16, 2015

by Laura Wagner

Canada's ambassador to Iran in 1979 sheltered a group of Americans in his home in Tehran for three months before helping them escape to safety. The crisis was portrayed in the Oscar-winning film Argo.