Iranian Embassy Siege

siege that took place in London from 30 April to 5 May 1980
Event hostage_taking Q370706
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Iranian Embassy Siege

Summary

Iranian Embassy Siege is a hostage taking[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of hostage_taking entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,980 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Iranian Embassy Siege is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Iranian Embassy Siege's instance of is recorded as hostage taking[4].
  • Iranian Embassy Siege's instance of is recorded as siege[5].
  • The location of Iranian Embassy Siege was South Kensington[6].
  • Iranian Embassy Siege is part of Arab separatism in Khuzestan[7].
  • Iranian Embassy Siege is part of Thatcherism[8].
  • Iranian Embassy Siege's Commons category is recorded as Iranian Embassy, London[9].
  • Iranian Embassy Siege's target is recorded as Embassy of Iran, London[10].
  • Iranian Embassy Siege began on April 30, 1980[11].
  • Iranian Embassy Siege ended on May 5, 1980[12].
  • Iranian Embassy Siege's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.501705555556, 'lon': -0.17199444444444}[13].
  • Among those involved in Iranian Embassy Siege was Democratic Revolutionary Front for the Liberation of Arabistan[14].
  • A participant in Iranian Embassy Siege was Special Air Service[15].
  • A participant in Iranian Embassy Siege was United Kingdom[16].
  • A participant in Iranian Embassy Siege was Peter de la Billière[17].
  • A participant in Iranian Embassy Siege was John Dellow[18].
  • A participant in Iranian Embassy Siege was Michael Rose[19].
  • A participant in Iranian Embassy Siege was John McAleese[20].
  • Iranian Embassy Siege resulted in {'amount': '+2'} deaths[21].
  • Iranian Embassy Siege resulted in {'amount': '+5'} deaths[22].
  • Iranian Embassy Siege involved {'amount': '+6'} participants[23].
  • Iranian Embassy Siege involved {'amount': '+26'} participants[24].
  • Iranian Embassy Siege caused {'amount': '+2'} injuries[25].
  • Iranian Embassy Siege's described by source is recorded as The Operations Room[26].
  • Iranian Embassy Siege's number of arrests is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}[27].

Body

When and Where

Iranian Embassy Siege began on April 30, 1980[11]. It ended on May 5, 1980[12]. It took place at South Kensington[6]. It is in the country of United Kingdom[3].

Context

Part of include Arab separatism in Khuzestan[7] and Thatcherism[8], a political ideology[28]. Recorded instance of include hostage taking[4] and siege[5].

Participants

Recorded participant include Democratic Revolutionary Front for the Liberation of Arabistan[14], Special Air Service[15], United Kingdom[16], Peter de la Billière[17], John Dellow[18], and Michael Rose[19]. Recorded number of participants include {'amount': '+6'}[23] and {'amount': '+26'}[24].

Outcome and Impact

Recorded number of deaths include {'amount': '+2'}[21] and {'amount': '+5'}[22]. Iranian Embassy Siege caused {'amount': '+2'} injuries[25].

Why It Matters

Iranian Embassy Siege ranks in the top 4% of hostage_taking entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,980 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . theguardian.com. theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . theguardian.com. theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved . news.bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Pi bot bot · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location {'lat': 51.501705555556, 'lon': -0.17199444444444}
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  2. 2d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country United Kingdom
    Number of injured {'amount': '+2'}
    Country
    Location South Kensington
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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