A Documentary About the Iran Hostage Crisis

Unidentified U.S. hostages arrive at Rhein-Main U.S. Air Force base in Frankfurt, West Germany after their release from Iran, January 21, 1981.

Filmmaker Barbara Kopple joins us to discuss her new documentary, “Desert One,” which examines the failed U.S. military operation to rescue hostages in Tehran, Iran, in 1980. She is joined by Ret. Col. Ed Seiffert, who was involved in the rescue mission.