376. The SAS and the Iranian Embassy Siege: Part 1
In 1980, the SAS was a shadowy unit few had heard of. Six days at the Iranian Embassy changed that forever.
In the spring of that year, the eyes of the world turned to a quiet corner of South Kensington, London. Six armed gunmen had stormed the Iranian Embassy, taking 26 hostages and sparking a high-stakes standoff that would change the face of counter-terrorism forever.
In the first of a special two-part series, hosts Saul David and Patrick Bishop trace the origins of the crisis, exploring the geopolitical tinderbox that led the gunmen to 16 Princes Gate and the desperate "strategy of…
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