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On July 19, 1953,

Kermit Roosevelt stood at the border crossing between Iraq and Iran, enjoying a cigarette outside of the cement Border Patrol building that marked the entry point into Iran.

Semi-trucks rumbled along the highway while Border Patrol agents checked papers and cargo trailers before granting them entry into the country.

Kermit took a final drag on the cigarette,

then stomped it out and walked into the dull beige-painted Iranian government building.

His driver was already inside, standing at a Border Patrol agent's desk.

The agent was going over their paperwork with a fine-tooth comb.

By the time Kermit reached his driver, the agent was already

looking over Kermit's passport. He asked Kermit a few questions about his reasons for visiting

Iran and scribbled down his answers on a beat-up clipboard that had seen better days. Kermit smiled

to himself, amused by the thought that government buildings were dingy and miserable, no matter

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