Iranian Embassy siege
The Iranian Embassy siege took place from 30 April to 5 May 1980. A group of six armed men stormed the Iranian embassy on Prince’s Gate in South Kensington, London. The gunmen, Iranian Arabs campaigning for sovereignty of Khuzestan Province, took 26 people hostage, including embassy staff, several visitors, and a police officer. The Special Air Service initiated ‘Operation Nimrod’...
