Margaret Thatcher Iranian Embassy Siege
Sas hero who played a key role rescuing hostages in the 1980 iranian embassy siege dies aged 71 after a battle with cancer.
Margaret thatcher iranian embassy siege. Given the lack of co operation from iran thatcher kept apprised of the situation by whitelaw determined that british law would be applied to the embassy. The six day siege of the embassy at princes gate south kensington began on april 30 and ended on may 5 1980 when the sas stormed it on the orders of then prime minister margaret thatcher after. She was though prepared to pursue a peaceful resolution as much as possible.
Letter to iranian president bani sadr iranian embassy siege document type. 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. Margaret thatcher and willie whitelaw left the daring sas raid right image.
Margaret thatcher ordered action to rescue hostages held by arab. 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. As she herself later stated.
Margaret thatcher with members of the team that broke the iranian embassy siege. Getty with the regiment still in mourning the sas staged in full view of the nation. By marco giannangeli and mark branagan.
Margaret thatcher becomes prime minister on may 4 1979 3 she successfully handled the iranian embassy crisis on 30th april 1980 a group of six armed men stormed the iranian embassy in south kensington london and took 26 people hostage.