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What really happened inside the Iranian Embassy siege of 1980

The Iranian Embassy Siege began on April 30, 1980, when six armed militants stormed the building in South Kensington and took ...
WESA

'The Siege' takes an in-depth look at the 1980 takeover of London's Iranian embassy

At 19:30, on Wednesday, April 30, 1980, a small, secret, and exceptionally well-equipped army rolled out of Bradbury Lines, the Special Air Service camp at Hereford. Locals tended to be overly curious ...
Simple History on MSN

6 days of tension - then the SAS blew the windows in

For six days, the world watched the Iranian Embassy standoff in London. On Day 6, the SAS went in — fast, brutal, and ...
NBC Chicago

American Flags Burned as Iran Marks Embassy Siege

At least 10,000 Iranians protested outside the former U.S. Embassy in Tehran on Monday on the anniversary of the 1979 seizure of the building. The crowd was at least ten times bigger than previous ...
Al-Monitor

UN snapback sanctions deepen Iran’s 'sense of siege,' fuel fears of reprisal

AL-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...