Iranian Embassy Sas Team. Pa john mcaleese led the black clad sas team which blew its way into the iranian embassy in london s south kensington overlooking hyde park on 5 may 1980 to free hostages held by an iranian. A sas hero who rescued hostages in the 1980 iranian embassy siege has died aged 71 after a battle with cancer.
On 5th may 1980 the special air service sas stormed the iranian embassy in london ending a six day siege. A sas hero who rescued hostages in the 1980 iranian embassy siege has died aged 71 after a battle with cancer. Tom macdonald was a key member of the elite special forces team drafted in after the.
It was an event that brought together two significant trends of the 20 th century the growing importance of specialist units such as the sas and the increasing prevalence of news media directly reporting on military action.
On 5th may 1980 the special air service sas stormed the iranian embassy in london ending a six day siege. A sas hero who rescued hostages in the 1980 iranian embassy siege has died aged 71 after a battle with cancer. A scots special forces hero who played a key role in the iranian embassy hostage crisis has died at the age of 71. After the sas team stormed the embassy live on tv they killed five dissidents from the democratic revolutionary front for the liberation of arabistan a group opposed to ayatollah khomeini s rule.
