Jack Straw: The siege of the Iranian embassy ended the old world of the SAS forever
As Ben Macintyre’s gripping account of one of the most astonishing assaults to happen on British soil is released, former foreign secretary Jack Straw reflects on the impact of the siege on our own ...
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SAS may spill more secrets after telling all about Iranian embassy siege
The Special Air Service, once Britain's most secret military force, may be prepared to reveal more about its past operations ...
Ben Macintyre’s ‘The Siege’ vividly recounts a hostage crisis
The best-selling author’s new book is about the standoff and eventual rescue operation in 1980 at the Iranian Embassy in ...
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A minute-by-minute account of how the SAS ended the Iranian Embassy siege
The Group of the Martyr, a dissident movement opposed to Ayatollah Khomeini’s new Islamic regime, planned to seize Iran’s ...
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'The Siege' takes an in-depth look at the 1980 takeover of London's Iranian embassy
On April 30, 1980 six armed men stormed the Iranian embassy in London. They took 26 embassy staff and visitors hostage. A six ...
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A minute-by-minute account of how the SAS ended the Iranian Embassy siege
The SAS storm the Iranian Embassy ending a six-day siege, May 1980 Credit: PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo In March 1980, six Iranian men flew into London and rented a flat in Earl’s Court ...