Canadian embassy in Tehran
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The Canadian embassy in Tehran was Canada's diplomatic mission in Iran, notably central to the 1979–1980 rescue of American diplomats during the Iran hostage crisis.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | diplomatic mission ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Iranian Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| buildingUse |
chancery
ⓘ
residence of Canadian diplomats ⓘ |
| closedBy | Government of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closedToPublic | 2012 ⓘ |
| closureReason | deterioration of Canada–Iran relations ⓘ |
| coordinatedWith |
Central Intelligence Agency
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| diplomaticRank | embassy ⓘ |
| diplomaticRelation | Canada–Iran relations ⓘ |
| function | embassy ⓘ |
| governedBy | Global Affairs Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfMissionDuringCrisis |
John Sheardown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ken Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | symbol of Canadian role in Iran hostage crisis ⓘ |
| hostCountry | Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Canadian Caper
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iran hostage crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfOperation |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Persian ⓘ |
| location |
Iran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tehran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaDepiction |
documentaries on the Canadian Caper
ⓘ
film Argo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | 1979–1980 rescue of American diplomats ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
facilitate diplomatic communication between Canada and Iran
ⓘ
provide consular services to Canadians in Iran ⓘ represent Canadian interests in Iran ⓘ |
| protectedBy | Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providedRefugeTo |
American diplomats
ⓘ
U.S. embassy staff in Tehran ⓘ |
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| representedCountry | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | Canada's diplomatic mission in Iran ⓘ |
| roleInCrisis |
organized exfiltration of American diplomats
ⓘ
sheltered six American diplomats ⓘ |
| securityContext | post-Iranian Revolution unrest ⓘ |
| status | closed ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfNotableEvent |
1979
ⓘ
1980 ⓘ |
| typeOfMission | embassy-level diplomatic mission ⓘ |
| usedCoverStory | fake Canadian film production ⓘ |
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