1980 ⟶ Iranian Embassy Siege in London
Iranian Embassy in London is taken over by DRFLA militants s...
Year
1979
1980
🇮🇷 Iranian Revolution and CENTO Dissolution
The Iranian Revolution ousts the pro-Western Shah, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, and installs a theocracy under Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. The Central Treaty Organization dissolves as a result.⟶
IranrevolutionIslamic RepublicKhomeiniCold WarMiddle EastCENTOShah
🇮🇷 Iran Hostage Crisis Begins
Islamist Iranian students take over the American embassy in support of the Iranian Revolution. The Iran hostage crisis lasts until January 20, 1981.⟶
IranUnited StatesHostage CrisisRevolutionAnti-AmericanismIslamismCold WarInternational Relations
🇬🇧 Iranian Embassy Siege in London
Iranian Embassy in London is taken over by DRFLA militants starting a 6-day-long hostage situation.⟶
terrorismhostage crisisDRFLAUnited KingdomIraninternational relations1980s