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The Hostage Situation Standoff in London
Iranian Embassy Siege is one of the most dramatic hostage crises in modern history. On April 30, 1980, six armed gunmen ...
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How the British SAS Ended the Iranian Embassy Siege in 17 Minutes
On May 5, 1980, the world watched as Britain's elite SAS stormed the Iranian Embassy in London. In just 17 minutes, they ...
Britain's Foreign Secretary ordered the immediate closure of Iran's embassy in London and the departure of all Iranian diplomatic staff within 48 hours, Bloomberg reported. The UK also withdrew its ...
Every November 4, Iran commemorates an episode that, transcending the boundaries of historical anecdote to become a founding ...
Iranians have celebrated the anniversary of the 1979 takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran TEHRAN, Iran -- Iranians on ...
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