siege that took place in London from 30 April to 5 May 1980
Factsheet
Iranian Embassy siege Part of Arab separatism in Khuzestan
The Iranian Embassy, severely damaged by fire following the end of the siege
The Iranian Embassy, severely damaged by fire following the end of the siege
Belligerents
United Kingdom Democratic Revolutionary Front for the Liberation of Arabistan (DRFLA)
Iranian Embassy siege Part of Arab separatism in Khuzestan
The Iranian Embassy, severely damaged by fire following the end of the siege
The Iranian Embassy, severely damaged by fire following the end of the siege
Belligerents
United Kingdom Democratic Revolutionary Front for the Liberation of Arabistan (DRFLA)
Wikipedia
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Iranian Embassy siege - Wikipedia
1 week ago - The Iranian government declared that the siege of the embassy was planned by the British and American governments, and that the hostages who had been killed were martyrs for the Revolution. Operation Nimrod brought the SAS, a regiment that had fallen into obscurity after its fame during the ...
National Army Museum
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Iranian Embassy siege | National Army Museum
One 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.
Videos
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When Iranian Terrorists Challenged The British SAS... - YouTube
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How The SAS Took Down Terrorists At Iranian Embassy In London | ...
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How the Iranian Embassy Siege changed the SAS forever - YouTube
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Inside the six-day siege that changed Britain | The Story - YouTube
YouTube
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Original SAS MP5 - Iranian Embassy Siege 1980 - YouTube
It was a moment in history that if you witnessed it has probably stayed with you forever. I saw the Iranian Embassy Siege live on tv when I was six years old...
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SAS members during the Iranian Embassy Siege, 1980. [709 × 967]
IMO still the coolest looking special forces gear. This raid basically made special forces cool. More on reddit.com
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February 14, 20251980 British SAS Siege of Iranian Embassy [800x640]
This was peak SAS in the black-blue fits with the gas masks and the MP5s. More on reddit.com
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September 12, 2024TIL about Operation Nimrod, where the British SAS conducted a daring raid on the Iranian Embassy in London to rescue hostages. Six armed revolutionaries stormed the embassy and took 26 people hostage, resulting in a 6 day siege. 19 hostages were rescued and the raid was broadcasted live.
And today in every pub in the land sitting in the corner is an old man who claims he was the second man onto the balcony in the Iranian Embassy Siege.... More on reddit.com
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June 6, 2025TIL in the aftermath of the Iranian Embassy Siege in London an SAS trooper tried to take the only surviving gunman, Fowzi Nejad, back into the building to shoot him, but changed his mind when he realised the raid was being broadcast on live television.
Nejad is now enjoying the comfort of UK standard of living, having been paroled in 2008. More on reddit.com
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November 16, 2014Grey Dynamics
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Operation Nimrod: The Iranian Embassy Siege
April 30, 2024 - Six days later, the Special Projects (SP) Team of the 22 Special Air Service Regiment (SAS) Counter Revolutionary Warfare Wing (CRW), stormed the building and killed five of six assailants.
Thatchercentre
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The Iranian Embassy Siege of 1980: Thatcher’s Resolve in Crisis
May 27, 2025 - On April 30, 1980, the Iranian Embassy at 16 Princes Gate, South Kensington, London, became the stage for a dramatic six-day siege that tested Britain’s resolve and showcased Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s decisive leadership.
Cmsm
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Iranian Embassy Siege (Operation Nimrod) – Combined Military Services Museum
Subsequently, police negotiators ... Firmin lead his 6-man team at the rear of the building into the library. The SAS swiftly cleared the building and lead the hostages to safety down the main stairwell....
YouTube
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Wikipedia
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List of former Special Air Service personnel - Wikipedia
4 days ago - John McAleese – first man on the balcony during the Iranian Embassy siege in 1980 caught on live news. Team member for the BBC Television series SAS Survival Secrets
Reddit
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r/MilitaryPorn on Reddit: SAS members during the Iranian Embassy Siege, 1980. [709 × 967]
February 14, 2025 - The 25-pounder was used in a direct fire mode. This gun is displayed at the Royal Artillery Museum in London. ... The Battle of Mirbat was in 1972. The Iranian Embassy Siege was in 1980.
How To Academy
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The Iranian Embassy Siege - The True Story of the Greatest SAS Hostage Drama | How To Academy
August 5, 2025 - On April 30, 1980, six heavily armed gunmen burst into the Iranian embassy in London. They took 26 hostages, including embassy staff, visitors, and three British citizens. A tense six-day siege ensued as millions gathered around screens across ...
Army Benevolent Fund
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SAS commander during 1980 Iranian Embassy siege shares first-hand account in new podcast - Army Benevolent Fund
September 24, 2021 - General Sir Michael Rose shares his recollections of commanding the SAS during the 1980 Iranian Embassy siege and his thoughts on the Army’s twenty years in Afghanistan in a new episode of our General Talk podcast series.
The Armourers Bench
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Iranian Embassy Siege – The Armourers Bench
22 SAS formed the Counter-Revolutionary Warfare Wing in the 1970s, after the 1972 Munich Massacre, and quickly took a lead in developing counter-terrorism tactics. They gained worldwide notoriety in 1980, during Operation Nimrod, the assault ended the Iranian Embassy Siege...
Spotify
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The Iranian embassy siege: an SAS hostage drama in London - History Extra podcast | Podcast on Spotify
September 12, 2024 - In May 1980, TV coverage of the world snooker final was interrupted by live footage of men in black balaclavas abseiling down the walls of the Iranian Embassy in London. This was Operation Nimrod, a daring SAS plan to free dozens of hostages ...
Getty Images
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236 Iranian Embassy Siege Stock Photos, High-Res Pictures, and Images - Getty Images
Iranian embassy siege was ended by an SAS raid where Sim Harris escaped out of the balcony as fire broke out in the offices May 1980.
BBC
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In pictures: Iranian embassy siege in London
April 29, 2020 - On 30 April 1980 six gunmen took over the Iranian embassy in Kensington. The siege ended when the SAS stormed the building.
London Review of Books
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Patrick Cockburn · Every Bottle down the Drain: The Iranian Embassy Siege
May 21, 2025 - That raid owed its iconic status largely to the classic film about it in 1955; the SAS abseiling down the walls of the embassy was on TV as it happened. Ben Macintyre has written a fast-paced, heavily researched, highly readable book about the ...
Amazon
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Go! Go! Go!: Pearson, Will, Firmin, Rusty: 9781474608053: Amazon.com: Books
Getting a taste for commando ops, Rusty passed the SAS gruelling selection and joined B-Squadron 22 (SAS) Regiment in 1977. Following covert tours in Northern Ireland with the SAS, Rusty then led part of the iconic assault to rescue the hostages from the Iranian embassy in 1980.
Reddit
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r/MilitaryPorn on Reddit: 1980 British SAS Siege of Iranian Embassy [800x640]
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One of my fav pictures of all time
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I don't think people realise that the SAS legally didn't exist before this. It was extremely classified until they just appeared at the Iranian embassy so the government couldn't deny their existence any longer. Everyone just thought they were with the police until the truth came out
Reddit
reddit.com › r/todayilearned › til about operation nimrod, where the british sas conducted a daring raid on the iranian embassy in london to rescue hostages. six armed revolutionaries stormed the embassy and took 26 people hostage, resulting in a 6 day siege. 19 hostages were rescued and the raid was broadcasted live.
r/todayilearned on Reddit: TIL about Operation Nimrod, where the British SAS conducted a daring raid on the Iranian Embassy in London to rescue hostages. Six armed revolutionaries stormed the embassy and took 26 people hostage, resulting in a 6 day siege. 19 hostages were rescued and the raid was broadcasted live.
June 6, 2025 - SAS: The Soldier's Story - The Iranian Embassy Siege, Operation NIMROD - 1980, as told by the men who did it.
Getty Images
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11,473 Iranian Embassy Siege Stock Videos, Footage, & 4K Video Clips - Getty Images
princes gate:extsas man on balcony of iranian embassy during siege as explosion blasts pull out as thick black smoke billows sas soldiers on balcony...