The storming of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran was a devastating event for this country. It contributed to President Jimmy Carter's defeat in the 1980 election and really shocked the psyche of this nation. But who were those young students who defied the United States? What was their motivation? ABC correspondent Bob Woodruff reports from Tehran, where he met with some of those original hostage takers, young students at the time. Bob will also talk to a group of today's students. More than half of Iran's population was born after the embassy takeover. Do they have the same revolutionary desire to affect political change in their country as those students from a quarter of a century ago? Do they view America as the "Great Satan"? Does the reigning theocracy in Iran stifle them or free them? ABC News also talks to a young Iranian-American journalist, Azadeh Moaveni, author of "Lipstick Jihad," one of the books that have piqued America's interest in Iran. She spent several years reporting from Iran and brings a unique perspective.

Originally broadcast as a segment on ABC News "Nightline," March 30, 2005.