British SAS's performance in Operation Nimrod of the Iranian Embassy

 Operation Nimrod was a significant event in the history of the United Kingdom that took place on April 30, 1980. It was a highly sensitive operation that was carried out by the British Special Air Service (SAS) in response to the takeover of the Iranian Embassy in London by six Iranian gunmen who demanded the release of 91 Iranian hostages. The siege lasted for six days, during which time the SAS mounted a highly coordinated and successful rescue operation that resulted in the release of all but one of the hostages, and the death of five of the gunmen. Cause The immediate cause of the Iranian Embassy Siege was the escalating tensions between Iran and the United Kingdom, which had been ongoing for several years. In particular, the UK's decision to grant political asylum to the deposed Iranian Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi had angered many Iranians, who saw him as a symbol of Western imperialism and oppression. On April 24, 1980, a group of six armed Iranian militants stormed the Irani...