Illustration Iran's Weapons by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times
** FILE ** Israeli soldiers conduct a military exercise in the Israeli-controlled part of the Golan Heights, captured from neighboring Syria in the 1967 war, on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. The exercise was Israel's largest snap drill in years as tensions with Iran over its nuclear program rise and civil war in neighboring Syria rages. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
** FILE ** Israeli soldiers conduct a military exercise in the Israeli-controlled part of the Golan Heights, captured from neighboring Syria in the 1967 war, on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. The exercise was Israel's largest snap drill in years as tensions with Iran over its nuclear program rise and civil war in neighboring Syria rages. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Ben Affleck as Tony Mendez (center) works with trapped American diplomats on their cover story to get them out of Iran in “Argo.” Mr. Affleck also directed the film. (Warner Bros via The Associated Press)
Ben Affleck as Tony Mendez (center) works with trapped American diplomats on their cover story to get them out of Iran in “Argo.” Mr. Affleck also directed the film. (Warner Bros via The Associated Press)
The Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Iran's exiled religious leader, speaks on Jan. 25, 1979, at a news conference following morning prayers. Through an interpreter he told newsmen that he was postponing his return to Tehran because of the Iranian Army's closure of the airports. (AP Photo)
A man carries an assault rifle during the storming of the U.S. Embassy in downtown Teheran, Iran, Feb. 14, 1979. Ambassador William Sullivan and 101 other Americans were taken hostage. Photo was made from a television monitor showing CBS-TV. (AP Photo/Suzanne Vlamis)
The scorched wreckage of an American C-130 Cargo aircraft lies in the Iranian desert of Dasht-E-Kavir, approximately 500 kilometers from Tehran, Iran on April 27, 1980. The mission to free 50 American hostages from the U.S. Embassy in Tehran was aborted due to equipment failure. The plane collided with a U.S. helicopter and eight servicemen were killed. (AP Photo)
The burned out wreckage of a U.S. aircraft lies in the desert some 300 miles south of Tehran after the abortive commando-style raid into Iran, April 1980, aimed at freeing the American hostages being held in Tehran. The rescue mission fell apart when several helicopters failed and a helicopter and C141 transport plane collided. At least 8 U.S. servicemen died in the mission. (AP Photo)
