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Iran Hostages: The Dangerous Journey Home

When Iranian students stormed the US Embassy in Tehran in November 1979, they took the Embassy staff hostage and held them for 444 days. Only a handful managed to escape, but they were trapped in Iran until the CIA came up with a daring plan to bring them home. This top-secret mission was the subject of the Academy Award-winning film Argo. In this episode, several former hostages detail their time in captivity, and three of the Tehran Six escapees tell of their daring rescue.

English
  • Originally Aired November 24, 2024
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Created November 15, 2024 by
    Aarrt
  • Modified December 24, 2024 by
    Sipherdrakon