Iranian Embassy siege

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 ...

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.

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.

July 25, 2002 - With Chris Cramer, John Dellow, Sim Harris, Robin Horsfall. On April 30, 1980, terrorists seized the Iranian Embassy in London, taking 26 hostages. The SAS eventually stormed the building in a legendary rescue operation.

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.

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 ...

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.

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.

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....

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

Five years after Prime Minister ... of the Iranian Embassy Siege. On 30 April 1980, six gunmen from the Democratic Revolutionary Front for Liberation of Arabistan (DRFLA) stormed the Iranian Embassy in London and took 26 people as hostages....

4 weeks ago - Fowzi Badavi Nejad (Arabic: فوزي ... in London in 1980. Two hostages were shot dead by the group, and the siege was ended when the British Army's elite Special Air Service (SAS) killed the other terrorists....

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 ...

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.

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.