Tehran

If there’s one thing that’s sure to ruin your whole day, it’s being ambushed by masked gunmen and held for political, financial or symbolic ransom. In fact, it’s safe to say that such a situation could ruin your whole week, month or even year, depending on how long your captors are willing to hang on, since most of the time your only hopes are that your kidnappers’ demands actually are met and they decide to honor their agreement (a long shot), that an elite commando team rescues you while managing not to shoot or explode you during the operation (not as easy as the movies make it look), or ...