Iranian Embassy siege - Wikipedia
WEBThe Iranian Embassy siege took place from 30 April to 5 May 1980, after a group of six armed men stormed the Iranian embassy on Prince's Gate in South Kensington, London.
John McAleese: The SAS soldier who was the man behind the …
WEBAug 25, 2021 · SAS soldiers storm the Iranian embassy in London: May 1980. Two SAS teams launched a simultaneous assault. The red team abseiled down the back wall of the embassy. McAleese and the blue team...
Operation Nimrod - The Iranian Embassy Siege - eliteukforces.info
WEBThis excellent documentary takes a detailed look at the Iranian Embassy siege and the dramatic intervention by the SAS. Includes interviews with the SAS troopers who stormed the embassy, plus input from the hostages and police negotiators.
SAS storm Iranian embassy in London: May 1980 - BBC News
WEBJun 17, 2014 · Special forces from the SAS storm the Iranian embassy in central London in May 1980. The raid brought to a dramatic end a tense hostage stand-off which had lasted almost a week.
Iranian Embassy siege - National Army Museum
WEBOne of the most famous counter-terrorism operations in history took place in 1980. Gunmen overran the Iranian Embassy in London and took hostages, but the crisis was resolved when the building was stormed by the SAS.
The SAS explode from the shadows in six days that shook Britain
WEB4 days ago · The SAS explode from the shadows in six days that shook Britain. The siege of the Iranian embassy in London in the spring of 1980 achieved nothing for the terrorists. But the previously reclusive ...
A minute-by-minute account of how the SAS ended the Iranian Embassy siege
WEBSep 12, 2024 · A minute-by-minute account of how the SAS ended the Iranian Embassy siege. In March 1980, six Iranian men flew into London and rented a flat in Earl’s Court, a packed itinerary of shopping and hostage-taking ahead of them. The Group of the Martyr, a dissident movement opposed to Ayatollah Khomeini’s new …
Dramatic Hostage Rescue In London: The 1980 Iranian Embassy Siege
WEBApr 29, 2020 · On April 30, 1980 six gunmen seized the Iranian Embassy in London, taking 21 hostages, two of whom they killed. The dramatic six-day siege ended when elite British SAS troops stormed the...
Ben Macintyre on the Iranian Embassy Siege and the Role of the SAS
WEB6 days ago · In his new book The Siege, the bestselling author of Agent Sonya, Operation Mincemeat, and A Spy Among Friends chronicles the dramatic events of the siege of the Iranian embassy in May 1980 with his customary insight and narrative flair. In this exclusive piece, Macintyre discusses the changing face of the Special Air Services (SAS) and its role in bringing the siege to an end.
In pictures: Iranian embassy siege in London - BBC News
WEBOn 30 April 1980 six gunmen took over the Iranian embassy in Kensington. The siege ended when the SAS stormed the building. Brendan Monks/Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix/Getty Images. One of the 26...