![Tony Mendez, CIA agent whose espionage masterstroke in exfiltrating US diplomats from Tehran was immortalised in the film 'Argo' – obituary Tony Mendez, CIA agent whose espionage masterstroke in exfiltrating US diplomats from Tehran was immortalised in the film 'Argo' – obituary](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/obituaries/2019/01/21/TELEMMGLPICT000186165022_1_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqUSuiNG1GFUnOQ8rbuSnk0hk1mDTumCeH_NeArSD702I.jpeg)
Tony Mendez, CIA agent whose espionage masterstroke in exfiltrating US diplomats from Tehran was immortalised in the film 'Argo' – obituary
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Ben Affleck pays tribute to Tony Mendez after Argo spy dies aged 78 following Parkinson's battle | Daily Mail Online
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