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The Iran–Contra affair (Persian: ماجرای ایران-کنترا; Spanish: Caso Irán-Contra), also referred to as the Iran–Contra scandal, the Iran Initiative, or simply Iran–Contra, was a political scandal in the United States that centered around arms trafficking facilitated by senior officials of the Ronald Reagan administration to Iran between 1981 to 1986.
The planned deals were being arranged at the same time as the White House was secretly seeking to arrange arms sales to Iran (including suspending enforcement of the Arms Export Control Act in January 1986 [16]), in what became known as the Iran-Contra affair; some evidence indicated that defendants were aware of these efforts.
Cover Up: Behind the Iran-Contra Affair explores more than a few unsettling chapters in the history of U.S. covert foreign policy. The film explores a tale of politics, drugs, hostages, weapons ...
about the Iran weapons operation, although in public he asserts that he was "out of the loop -- no operational role." [16] 26 November 1986: Tower Commission appointed; 19 December 1986: Lawrence Walsh is appointed Independent Counsel for Iran/Contra Matters by the Special Division of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of ...
War Stories is a military history program on Fox News, hosted by Oliver North, a decorated Marine Corps officer, Vietnam war veteran, and key participant of the Iran–Contra affair. The program covered a number of different stories relating to war and national defense, featuring individuals who were directly involved with the topic covered in ...
Bill Breeden is a retired Unitarian Universalist minister, [1] former candidate for the Indiana House of Representatives, death penalty opponent, and civil activist.Breeden remains the only person connected to the Iran-Contra Affair who served jail time. [2]
Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection/Getty. Kris Kristofferson and Lisa Meyers attend the screening of "Cover Up - Behind the Iran-Contra Affair" on June 24, 1988 in Hollywood, California.
Editor’s Note: This story originally published on January 14, 2023. It has been updated to reflect new developments. Three separate investigations and two words that no president ever, ever ...