Iranian Embassy siege

siege that took place in London from 30 April to 5 May 1980

OverviewSearchesTimelineWikipediaGalleryTable

Wikimedia, Wikidata

1980 — 1980 hostage taking, siege, Arab separatism in Khuzestan, Thatcherism, United Kingdom, 

• Freebase entry^@
• The Operations Room article^@

Location: 51.501705555, -0.171994444, ///handle.frosted.issued, Google, Bing, Aerial View, OldMapsOnline, ESRI Imagery, Historic Markers, KML, NLS, OS,  eDoB, 

Loading map...

{"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"auto","height":"600px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":false,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap","Esri.WorldImagery"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":true,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":1,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIranian Embassy siege\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003Esiege that took place in London from 30 April to 5 May 1980\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Iranian Embassy siege@siege that took place in London from 30 April to 5 May 1980\n","link":"","lat":51.501705555,"lon":-0.171994444,"icon":"/images/d/d2/Red-marker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Q7443327\" title=\"Q7443327\"\u003ESecond Great Fire of London\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003Eairstrike, city fire\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Second Great Fire of London@ airstrike, city fire\n","link":"","lat":51.5157,"lon":-0.0918678,"icon":"/images/6/6c/M_conflict.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Q103468871\" title=\"Q103468871\"\u003ESiege of London (1471)\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003Esiege\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Siege of London (1471)@ siege\n","link":"","lat":51.5074,"lon":-0.127663,"icon":"/images/6/6c/M_conflict.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Q6900329\" title=\"Q6900329\"\u003EThe Blitz\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003Eaerial bombing of a city\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"The Blitz@ aerial bombing of a city\n","link":"","lat":51.5071,"lon":-0.127387,"icon":"/images/6/6c/M_conflict.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Q29056780\" title=\"Q29056780\"\u003EBattle of the Thames\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E0043 battle\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Battle of the Thames@0043 battle\n","link":"","lat":51.4333,"lon":-0.366594,"icon":"/images/6/6c/M_conflict.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Q3636505\" title=\"Q3636505\"\u003EBattle of Londinium\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E0296 battle\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Battle of Londinium@0296 battle\n","link":"","lat":51.5144,"lon":-0.088271,"icon":"/images/6/6c/M_conflict.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Q2613524\" title=\"Q2613524\"\u003EBattle of Verulamium\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E0429 battle\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Battle of Verulamium@0429 battle\n","link":"","lat":51.75,"lon":-0.353672,"icon":"/images/6/6c/M_conflict.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Q2888361\" title=\"Q2888361\"\u003EBattle of Crayford\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E0457 battle\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Battle of Crayford@0457 battle\n","link":"","lat":51.4493,"lon":0.181305,"icon":"/images/6/6c/M_conflict.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Q1770064\" title=\"Q1770064\"\u003EBattle of Otford\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E0776 battle\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Battle of Otford@0776 battle\n","link":"","lat":51.3167,"lon":0.183436,"icon":"/images/6/6c/M_conflict.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Q367988\" title=\"Q367988\"\u003EBattle of Aclea\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E0851 battle\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Battle of Aclea@0851 battle\n","link":"","lat":51.1481,"lon":-0.362857,"icon":"/images/6/6c/M_conflict.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Q3636352\" title=\"Q3636352\"\u003EBattle of Brentford\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E1016 battle\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Battle of Brentford@1016 battle\n","link":"","lat":51.4788,"lon":-0.307144,"icon":"/images/6/6c/M_conflict.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Q124751687\" title=\"Q124751687\"\u003ECastilian occupation of London\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E1380 military occupation\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Castilian occupation of London@1380 military occupation\n","link":"","lat":51.5071,"lon":-0.127352,"icon":"/images/6/6c/M_conflict.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Q104882444\" title=\"Q104882444\"\u003ESiege of the Tower of London\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E1460 siege, conflict\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Siege of the Tower of London@1460 siege, conflict\n","link":"","lat":51.5079,"lon":-0.0763512,"icon":"/images/6/6c/M_conflict.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Q233416\" title=\"Q233416\"\u003ESecond Battle of St Albans\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E1461 battle\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Second Battle of St Albans@1461 battle\n","link":"","lat":51.7552,"lon":-0.33595,"icon":"/images/6/6c/M_conflict.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Q1428169\" title=\"Q1428169\"\u003EBattle of Barnet\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E1471 battle\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Battle of Barnet@1471 battle\n","link":"","lat":51.6622,"lon":-0.200084,"icon":"/images/6/6c/M_conflict.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Q4870548\" title=\"Q4870548\"\u003EBattle of Brentford\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E1642 battle\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Battle of Brentford@1642 battle\n","link":"","lat":51.4785,"lon":-0.309277,"icon":"/images/6/6c/M_conflict.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Q4872612\" title=\"Q4872612\"\u003EBattle of Turnham Green\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E1642 battle\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Battle of Turnham Green@1642 battle\n","link":"","lat":51.492,"lon":-0.2665,"icon":"/images/6/6c/M_conflict.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Q815102\" title=\"Q815102\"\u003ESiege of Sidney Street\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E1911 police raid, siege\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Siege of Sidney Street@1911 police raid, siege\n","link":"","lat":51.5184,"lon":-0.0550615,"icon":"/images/6/6c/M_conflict.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Q1678340\" title=\"Q1678340\"\u003EBattle of Cable Street\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E1936 battle\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Battle of Cable Street@1936 battle\n","link":"","lat":51.5108,"lon":-0.0518971,"icon":"/images/6/6c/M_conflict.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Q4870555\" title=\"Q4870555\"\u003EBattle of Britain Day\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E1940 battle\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Battle of Britain Day@1940 battle\n","link":"","lat":51.5074,"lon":-0.127502,"icon":"/images/6/6c/M_conflict.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Q4871551\" title=\"Q4871551\"\u003EBattle of Lewisham\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E1977 battle\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Battle of Lewisham@1977 battle\n","link":"","lat":51.4613,"lon":-0.00555957,"icon":"/images/6/6c/M_conflict.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca class=\"mw-selflink selflink\"\u003EIranian Embassy siege\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E1980 hostage taking, siege\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Iranian Embassy siege@1980 hostage taking, siege\n","link":"","lat":51.5015,"lon":-0.17197,"icon":"/images/6/6c/M_conflict.png"}],"imageoverlays":null}

• 

  Second Great Fire of London
  
• 

  Siege of London (1471)
  
• 

  The Blitz
  
• 

  Battle of the Thames 43
  
• 

  Battle of Londinium 296
  
• 

  Battle of Verulamium 429
  
• 

  Battle of Crayford 457
  
• 

  Battle of Otford 776
  
• 

  Battle of Aclea 851
  
• 

  Battle of Brentford 1016
  
• 

  Castilian occupation of London 1380
  
• 

  Siege of the Tower of London 1460
  
• 

  Second Battle of St Albans 1461
  
• 

  Battle of Barnet 1471
  
• 

  Battle of Brentford 1642
  
• 

  Battle of Turnham Green 1642
  
• 

  Siege of Sidney Street 1911
  
• 

  Battle of Cable Street 1936
  
• 

  Battle of Britain Day 1940
  
• 

  Battle of Lewisham 1977
  
• 

  Iranian Embassy siege 1980
  

---

---

• All fortification sites
• All maritime sites
• All subterranean sites
• All weapon sites
• All military sites

---

• Alamy
• Flickr
• Google Books
• Library of Congress
• Online Books
• Reasonator
• Tripadvisor
• Wikimedia ViewIt
• Wikimedia
• YouTube
• Sketchfab
• other websites

0043-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of the Thames

0296-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Londinium

0429-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Verulamium

0457-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Crayford

0776-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Otford

0851-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Aclea

1016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Brentford

1380-01-01T00:00:00Z

Castilian occupation of London

1460-01-01T00:00:00Z

Siege of the Tower of London

1461-02-26T00:00:00Z

Second Battle of St Albans

1471-04-14T00:00:00Z

Battle of Barnet

1642-11-12T00:00:00Z

Battle of Brentford

1642-11-13T00:00:00Z

Battle of Turnham Green

1911-01-03T00:00:00Z

Siege of Sidney Street

1936-10-04T00:00:00Z

Battle of Cable Street

1940-09-15T00:00:00Z

Battle of Britain Day

1977-08-13T00:00:00Z

Battle of Lewisham

1980-05-05T00:00:00Z

Iranian Embassy siege

{"selectable":false,"width":"1000px","zoomMin":100000000000}

Frameless

16 Princes Gate

1980 Events montage 16-grid version

Embassy of Iran, London 1

Embassy of Iran, London 2

Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, London (2016) 01

Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, London (2016) 02

Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, London (2016) 03

Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, London (2016) 04

Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, London (2016) 05

Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, London (2016) 06

Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, London (2016) 07

Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, London (2016) 08

Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, London (2016) 09

Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, London (2016) 10

IranEmbassyUK

Iranian Embassy After the Siege

Iranian embassy London 9003

Iranian Embassy London

Zz embassy

Type	Description	Date	Keywords	Notes	Source
link	Freebase entry@				Wikidata
link	The Operations Room article@				Wikidata
conflict	Second Great Fire of London		airstrike, city fire		Wikidata
conflict	Siege of London (1471)		siege		Wikidata
conflict	The Blitz		aerial bombing of a city		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of the Thames	43	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Londinium	296	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Verulamium	429	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Crayford	457	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Otford	776	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Aclea	851	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Brentford	1016	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Castilian occupation of London	1380	military occupation		Wikidata
conflict	Siege of the Tower of London	1460	siege, conflict		Wikidata
conflict	Second Battle of St Albans	1461	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Barnet	1471	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Brentford	1642	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Turnham Green	1642	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Siege of Sidney Street	1911	police raid, siege		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Cable Street	1936	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Britain Day	1940	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Lewisham	1977	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Iranian Embassy siege	1980	hostage taking, siege		Wikidata
image	16 Princes Gate	2008			Wikimedia
image	1980 Events montage 16-grid version	2024			Wikimedia
image	Embassy of Iran, London 1	2013			Wikimedia
image	Embassy of Iran, London 2	2013			Wikimedia
image	Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, London (2016) 01	2016			Wikimedia
image	Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, London (2016) 02	2016			Wikimedia
image	Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, London (2016) 03	2016			Wikimedia
image	Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, London (2016) 04	2016			Wikimedia
image	Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, London (2016) 05	2016			Wikimedia
image	Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, London (2016) 06	2016			Wikimedia
image	Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, London (2016) 07	2016			Wikimedia
image	Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, London (2016) 08	2016			Wikimedia
image	Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, London (2016) 09	2016			Wikimedia
image	Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, London (2016) 10	2016			Wikimedia
image	IranEmbassyUK	2006			Wikimedia
image	Iranian Embassy After the Siege	1980			Wikimedia
image	Iranian embassy London 9003	2011			Wikimedia
image	Iranian Embassy London	2012			Wikimedia
image	Zz embassy				Wikimedia