Frankly, My Deer

In late 1978, during the final and frantic days of the Shah’s regime, an unlikely Israeli envoy — a cross between David Attenborough and Jason Bourne — landed in Tehran. His secret mission was to bring back something certain powerful people in Israel sorely wanted.

Our end song is Gan Eden Shel Ha’Adam (“Man’s Paradise”) by Gilad Segev.

Produced in partnership with The Times of Israel.

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