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 ...

The Iranian Embassy Siege became a global flashpoint in 1980 when terrorists took over the London embassy, demanding autonomy for Arabistan. As days dragged on and tensions peaked, the SAS ...

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 ...

On April 30, 1980 six armed men stormed the Iranian embassy in London. They took 26 embassy staff and visitors hostage. A six-day siege followed.

US Air Force B-2 Spirit bombers struck Iran's nuclear facilities, and a guided-missile submarine also launched strikes.

That day, the SAS stormed the Iranian embassy in London – ending a six-day siege that had begun when six gunmen entered the embassy, taking 26 hostages, four of them Britons.

The book tells the story of the six-day siege following the storming of the Iranian embassy in London by six gunmen, which ended 45 years ago Monday.

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Patrick Cockburn notes in his account of the Iranian embassy siege in 1980 that the SAS assault was broadcast live on television (LRB, 17 April). It might be added that the coverage had so many ...