Rusty Firmin: 'The Man With No Gloves' and the 1980 Iranian Embassy Siege
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🗓️ 5 April 2023
⏱️ 90 minutes
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Summary
Today’s guest is legendary SAS operator Rusty Firmin.
Rusty Firmin served in the British Army for 27 years, most of them at the highest levels of special operations.
Famously known as “the man with no gloves,” Rusty served as the SAS Blue Team lead during the 1980 Iranian Embassy Siege in London that resulted in the rescue of 19 hostages.
Rusty recounts his experiences in the SAS in his books, Go! Go! Go! The SAS. The Iranian Embassy Siege. The True Story. and The Regiment: 15 Years in the SAS. Go! Go! Go! was the inspiration behind the major motion picture, 6 Days, starring Jamie Bell, Mark Strong, and Abbie Cornish.
Following his time in the SAS, Rusty transferred his skills to the private security industry consulting for diamond mines in West Africa, global news organizations, corporations, actors, Olympic teams, and foreign dignitaries.
You can learn more about Rusty at rusty-firmin.com and by following him on Twitter @RustyFirmin
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| 0:00.0 | For exclusive Danger Close merchandise and all things Jack Carr, be sure to head over to |
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| 0:07.0 | Get exclusive gear while it's still less. |
| 0:09.2 | That's jackcardUSA.com. |
| 0:12.0 | This is The Danger Close Podcast. |
| 0:23.8 | Welcome to The Danger Close Podcast, an ironclad original presented by Navy Federal Credit Union. |
| 0:37.8 | My upcoming novel Only the Dead hits shelves on May 16th and is available for pre-order |
| 0:42.9 | right now. |
| 0:44.2 | My guest today is the legendary Rusty Frumin. |
| 0:48.2 | Rusty spent 27 years in the British military, 15 of those with the SAS. |
| 0:53.2 | He was one of the assault team leaders for retaking the Iranian Embassy in May of 1980 |
| 0:58.2 | at Prince's Gate. |
| 1:00.0 | His yawthor of two books, Go Go Go, The SAS, The Iranian Embassy Seesh, The True Story, |
| 1:05.7 | and The Regiment, 15 years in the SAS. |
| 1:09.3 | And now, without further ado, Rusty Frumin. |
| 1:18.6 | Oh man, thank you so much for taking the time to do this. |
| 1:22.4 | That's not a problem. |
| 1:23.6 | Oh, it's such an honor. |
| 1:26.9 | Red, both of these, thank you for putting this story down so inspirational on so many |
| 1:35.3 | different levels. |
| 1:36.7 | 27 years in the British military. |
| 1:39.9 | I mean, you couldn't do 28. |
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