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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 ...
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Operation Nimrod: SAS Storms the Iranian Embassy

Six armed kidnappers seized Iran’s London embassy, taking 26 hostages and executing one on day six. Margaret Thatcher ordered the SAS in—17 minutes, five terrorists down, 19 hostages rescued, and ...