Lessons From History Series: Screening and Discussion of “Desert One”

CFR Events Audio

• Episode: Lessons From History Series: Screening and Discussion of “Desert One”
• Website: CFR Events Audio
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• Published: 2020-08-26 00:00

Panelists discuss the Iranian hostage crisis and the implications of the failed rescue attempt for U.S.-Iran relations for the next forty years. From two-time Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Barbara Kopple, Desert One tells the story of America’s secret mission to free the hostages of the 1979 Iranian revolution.