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The Iran–Contra affair (Persian: ماجرای ایران-کنترا; Spanish: Caso Irán-Contra), often referred to as the Iran–Contra scandal, was a political scandal in the United States that occurred during the second term of the Reagan administration.
8 de may. de 2024 · Iran-Contra Affair, 1980s U.S. political scandal in which the National Security Council became involved in secret weapons transactions with Iran, covert support of the Nicaraguan contras, and other activities that either were prohibited by the U.S. Congress or violated the stated government policy.
10 de ago. de 2017 · The Iran-Contra Affair was a secret U.S. arms deal that traded missiles and other arms to free some Americans held hostage by terrorists in Lebanon, but also used funds from the arms deal to...
This overview of the Iran-Contra Affair is organized into the following sections: 1. Institutional History: NSC and CIA 2. The Nicaraguan Story 3. The Iran Story 4. Unraveling the Story 5. Investigating the Iran-Contra Affair
Overview. In the Iran-Contra affair, the Reagan administration secretly sold weapons to Iran to effect the release of American hostages held in Lebanon. Money from the Iran weapons-sale then was used to fund the Contras, a group of guerrilla “freedom fighters” opposed to the Marxist government of Nicaragua.
' Reagan | Article. The Iran-Contra Affair. From the Collection: The Presidents. Ronald Reagan's efforts to eradicate Communism spanned the globe, but the insurgent Contras' cause in...
9 de dic. de 2018 · The Reagan-era Iran-Contra affair lit up the political skies over Washington for well over a year in the late 1980s. The biggest scandal since Watergate, it dominated the news starting in late 1986, when word broke about the administration’s illegal backing of Contra rebels in Nicaragua and illicit sales of high-tech weapons to the ...
