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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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The assault that triggered the Iran-Iraq war and changed Margaret Thatcher's career

Ben Macintyre, author of 'Agent Zigzag', recounts in 'The Siege' the takeover of the Iranian Embassy in London in 1980, a confusing attack that ended in tragedy. Prince's Gate, number 16, South ...
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Iran summons French diplomat over praise of Palme d'Or-winning film

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran has summoned France's representative in protest after the French foreign minister praised a prize-winning Iranian film as “a gesture of resistance against the ...

Iranians commemorate anniversary of 1979 US embassy takeover at time of tensions

Iranians on Tuesday celebrated the anniversary of the 1979 takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran — the first such ...