Iranian Embassy in London

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diplomatic mission embassy

The Iranian Embassy in London is the diplomatic mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the United Kingdom, best known internationally as the site of the 1980 hostage crisis and subsequent SAS storming.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Iranian Embassy in London canonical 3
Iranian Embassy, London 2
Embassy of Iran in London 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf diplomatic mission ⓘ
embassy ⓘ
country Iran ⓘ
diplomaticMissionOf Iran ⓘ
surface form: Islamic Republic of Iran
eventLocation Iranian Embassy siege ⓘ
surface form: 1980 Iranian Embassy hostage crisis

Iranian Embassy siege ⓘ
Operation Nimrod ⓘ
facing Hyde Park ⓘ
hasCoordinates 51.501°N 0.176°W ⓘ
hasFunction protection of interests of Iranian citizens in the United Kingdom ⓘ
representation of Iran in the United Kingdom ⓘ
hasOfficialLanguage English ⓘ
Persian ⓘ
hostageTakers Democratic Revolutionary Front for the Liberation of Arabistan ⓘ
jurisdiction Iran ⓘ
surface form: Islamic Republic of Iran
locatedIn London, England ⓘ
surface form: London

United Kingdom ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity City of Westminster ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Europe/London ⓘ
locatedNear Kensington Road ⓘ
Royal Albert Hall ⓘ
locatedOn Prince’s Gate ⓘ
nearbyEmbassyCluster Embassy district around Hyde Park and Kensington Road ⓘ
notableEvent Iranian Embassy siege ⓘ
surface form: 1980 Iranian Embassy hostage crisis

Iranian Embassy siege ⓘ
SAS storming of the Iranian Embassy ⓘ
numberOfDaysUnderSiege 6 ⓘ
numberOfHostagesTaken 26 ⓘ
occupiesBuildingStyle Victorian architecture ⓘ
overlooks Hyde Park ⓘ
ownedBy Government of Iran ⓘ
partOf Iranian diplomatic missions in Europe ⓘ
diplomatic relations between Iran and the United Kingdom ⓘ
providesService consular services ⓘ
diplomatic services ⓘ
visa services ⓘ
represents Government of Iran ⓘ
siegeEndDate 1980-05-05 ⓘ
siegeStartDate 1980-04-30 ⓘ
stormedBy United Kingdom Special Forces ⓘ
surface form: British Army SAS

Special Air Service ⓘ
stormingDate 1980-05-05 ⓘ
streetAddress 16 Prince’s Gate ⓘ
subjectOf documentaries about Operation Nimrod ⓘ
films depicting the Iranian Embassy siege ⓘ
news coverage of 1980 Iranian Embassy siege ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Iranian Embassy siege → location → Iranian Embassy in London ⓘ
Iranian Embassy siege → target → Iranian Embassy in London ⓘ
this entity surface form: Embassy of Iran in London
Operation Nimrod → location → Iranian Embassy in London ⓘ
this entity surface form: Iranian Embassy, London
Prince's Gate, South Kensington, London → hasParticipant → Iranian Embassy in London ⓘ
subject surface form: Iranian Embassy siege
Democratic Revolutionary Front for the Liberation of Arabistan → notableAttackLocation → Iranian Embassy in London ⓘ
Fowzi Badavi Nejad → eventLocation → Iranian Embassy in London ⓘ
this entity surface form: Iranian Embassy, London