Margaret Thatcher Iranian Embassy Siege Speech
The iranian embassy siege took place from 30 april to 5 may 1980 after a group of six armed men stormed the iranian embassy on princes gate in south kensington londonthe gunmen iranian arabs campaigning for sovereignty of khuzestan province took 26 people hostage including embassy staff several visitors and a police officer who had been guarding the embassy.
Margaret thatcher iranian embassy siege speech. Available on cd rom only. Hostage rescued from iranian embassy siege thanks sas hero who saved his life as they meet for the first time today after 40 years and tells him. She was though prepared to pursue a peaceful resolution as much as possible.
The prime minister margaret thatcher insisted on the application of uk law inside the embassy even though it was technically international territory and to that end that the terrorists were under no circumstances to leave the country. Bbc radio news report 1800 2 may 1980. As she herself later stated.
The raid on the iranian embassy in 1980 was a triumph for margaret thatcher and hugely significant for her career and political status. Margaret thatcher was forced to pay the iranian regime 2 million to rebuild their london embassy after the dramatic siege in the 1980s to avoid betraying the secrets of the sas. Remarks on iranian embassy siege.
A long lost document has revealed how margaret thatcher was forced to pay for the rebuilding of irans london embassy destroyed by the sas in a famous siege. Here peter winner one of the leaders of the raid talks about the sass relationship with thatcher and what she meant to the regiment. Mt was questioned at some point during the afternoon.
The message was sent early yesterday according to the times 2 may 1980.