Triple

T5693374
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Canadian Caper E125477 entity
Predicate diplomaticMissionInvolved P39211 FINISHED
Object Embassy of Canada in Iran
The Embassy of Canada in Iran was the Canadian diplomatic mission in Tehran that played a central role in sheltering and exfiltrating American diplomats during the 1979–1980 Iran hostage crisis, an operation later known as the "Canadian Caper."
E539291 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Embassy of Canada in Iran | Statement: [Canadian Caper, diplomaticMissionInvolved, Embassy of Canada in Iran]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Embassy of Canada in Iran
Context triple: [Canadian Caper, diplomaticMissionInvolved, Embassy of Canada in Iran]
  • A. Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C.
    The Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C. is Canada’s primary diplomatic mission to the United States, located prominently near the U.S. Capitol and the National Mall.
  • B. High Commission of Canada in the United Kingdom
    The High Commission of Canada in the United Kingdom is Canada's primary diplomatic mission in London, representing Canadian political, economic, and consular interests in the UK.
  • C. Iranian Embassy in London
    The Iranian Embassy in London is the diplomatic mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the United Kingdom, best known internationally as the site of the 1980 hostage crisis and subsequent SAS storming.
  • D. U.S. Embassy in Ottawa
    The U.S. Embassy in Ottawa is the primary diplomatic mission of the United States in Canada, housed in a prominent modern building in downtown Ottawa.
  • E. Embassy of France in Canada
    The Embassy of France in Canada is France's primary diplomatic mission in Ottawa, responsible for managing political, economic, cultural, and consular relations between France and Canada.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Embassy of Canada in Iran
Triple: [Canadian Caper, diplomaticMissionInvolved, Embassy of Canada in Iran]
Generated description
The Embassy of Canada in Iran was the Canadian diplomatic mission in Tehran that played a central role in sheltering and exfiltrating American diplomats during the 1979–1980 Iran hostage crisis, an operation later known as the "Canadian Caper."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Embassy of Canada in Iran
Target entity description: The Embassy of Canada in Iran was the Canadian diplomatic mission in Tehran that played a central role in sheltering and exfiltrating American diplomats during the 1979–1980 Iran hostage crisis, an operation later known as the "Canadian Caper."
  • A. Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C.
    The Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C. is Canada’s primary diplomatic mission to the United States, located prominently near the U.S. Capitol and the National Mall.
  • B. High Commission of Canada in the United Kingdom
    The High Commission of Canada in the United Kingdom is Canada's primary diplomatic mission in London, representing Canadian political, economic, and consular interests in the UK.
  • C. Iranian Embassy in London
    The Iranian Embassy in London is the diplomatic mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the United Kingdom, best known internationally as the site of the 1980 hostage crisis and subsequent SAS storming.
  • D. U.S. Embassy in Ottawa
    The U.S. Embassy in Ottawa is the primary diplomatic mission of the United States in Canada, housed in a prominent modern building in downtown Ottawa.
  • E. Embassy of France in Canada
    The Embassy of France in Canada is France's primary diplomatic mission in Ottawa, responsible for managing political, economic, cultural, and consular relations between France and Canada.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: diplomaticMissionInvolved
Context triple: [Canadian Caper, diplomaticMissionInvolved, Embassy of Canada in Iran]
  • A. involvesDiplomat
    Indicates that a situation, event, or interaction includes the participation or presence of a diplomat as a relevant party.
  • B. involvedDiplomat
    Indicates that a diplomat participated in, was associated with, or played a role in a specified event, interaction, or situation.
  • C. hasDiplomaticMission
    Indicates that one entity maintains an official diplomatic representation, such as an embassy or mission, in the territory or jurisdiction of another entity.
  • D. usedDiplomaticMission chosen
    Indicates that one entity employed or relied on a particular diplomatic mission as a means or channel to carry out some action or achieve some objective.
  • E. diplomaticActivity
    Indicates engagement in formal or informal diplomatic actions or interactions between parties, such as negotiations, consultations, or representation.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69c0082bb19c8190823a4facd3cba79b completed March 22, 2026, 3:18 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c029014588819094a2a0f6f9b66bab completed March 22, 2026, 5:38 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c05a4f2bfc8190bc56c094f9ae9ce1 completed March 22, 2026, 9:08 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c05bb76a748190a3b1a289dbd92dee completed March 22, 2026, 9:14 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c05c498c4c8190bfa3ac17fba2b152 completed March 22, 2026, 9:16 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69c021c0e0408190ab6c3cd3f907e80f completed March 22, 2026, 5:07 p.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:44 p.m.