ARGO (2012)

FILM ANALYSIS
Israa Zaidi
AUD14779
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Synopsis
Argo is a 2012
American historical drama
thriller film directed, produced
by, and starring Ben Affleck An
exfiltration specialist
masquerades as a Hollywood
producer in order to rescue
six Americans who are held
captive in Tehran during the
US hostage crisis in Iran.
Events leading to the Iranian revolution-1978
Iran Hostage Crisis -Nov 4 (1979)

MERCURY
The Iran hostage crisis was a diplomatic standoff
between the United States and Iran Fifty-two American
diplomats and citizens were held hostage after a
group of militarized ho supported the Iranian Revolution,
took over the U.S. Embassy in Tehran[

Six American diplomats who had

evaded capture were rescued by a joint
CIA–Canadian effort on January 27,
1980”
 International laws

United
States submitted a
Hopes Dimmed ….. DEFENSE
claim to the
the United States International Court of
began to freeze U.S.- Justice (ICJ) on
based Iranian assets November 29, 1979,
and install other alleging that Iran’s
economic measures failure to oppose the
to secure some student
leverage over the demonstrators’
Iranian government.
actions violated
certain key
international legal
Officials initially hoped to pair this claim with U.N.
Security Council resolutions multilateralizing the
economic sanctions it had already imposed on Iran,
but their efforts to secure anything more than
rhetorical opposition to Iran’s actions were stymied
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Vienna The United All three

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Convention on 1955 Treaty of compulsory
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Consular Rights
 Canadian Camper

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.

After the diplomats had been sheltered by the

British mission and Canadian diplomatic
personnel, the Canadian and United States
governments worked on a strategy to gain
their escape through subterfuge and use of
Canadian passports.
 Robert Anders, Cora Amburn-
Lijek, Mark Lijek, Joseph
Stafford, Kathleen Stafford and
Lee Schatz were the six
American diplomats who were
harboured by Canadian
diplomats Ken Taylor and John
Sheardown and exfiltrated
from Tehran in 1980
 Preparation for Escape

The CIA enlisted its Mendez worked closely

disguise and with Canadian The cover story
exfiltration SPACE selected had the six as
government staff in
expert, Tony Mendez, Canadians working on
Ottawa, who forwarded
to provide a cover
the passports and other a Hollywood crew scouting
story, documents,
supporting material to movie locations. The
appropriate clothing,
the Canadian embassy
and materials to elaborate back-story
through a Canadian
change their
diplomatic courier.
concerned a film
appearances. named Argo,
 Other Hostages - 444 Days later
With the completion of negotiations signified by the
signing of the Algiers Accords on January 19, 1981, the
hostages were released on January 20, 1981. That
day, minutes after Ronald Reagan was sworn in as
president and while he was giving his inaugural
address, the 52 American hostages were released to
U.S. personnel.

The United States and Iran broke off formal

diplomatic relations over the hostage crisis. Iran
selected Algeria as its protecting power in the United
States, transferring the mandate to Pakistan in 1992.
The United States selected Switzerland as its
protecting power in Iran. Relations are maintained
through the Iranian Interests Section of the
Pakistani Embassy and the U.S. Interests Section of the
Swiss Embassy.
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