French lawyer Isabelle Coutant-Peyre is said to be in Iran for talks with the regime over the lawsuit. Coutant-Peyre became famous for defending notorious terrorist Ilich Ramirez Sanchez — also known as Carlos the Jackal.

The big picture: Ben Affleck in a still from the Oscar-winning movie Argo. Iranian critics have called it pro-CIA and anti-Iran. File Pic