Meese Exposes Iran-Contra: Illegal Arms Deal Revealed
U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese exposes a shocking scheme where profits from covert weapons sales to Iran funded illegal aid for Contra rebels in Nicaragua. This revelation shatters public trust in the Reagan administration and triggers multiple congressional hearings that ultimately force officials to resign or face criminal charges.
November 25, 1986
40 years ago
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Iran
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Nicaragua
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Contras
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Iran Contra Affair
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Edwin Meese
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Iran–Contra affair
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Edwin Meese
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Iran
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Contras
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Nicaragua
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United States National Security Council
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John Poindexter
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United States National Security Advisor
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United States Attorney General
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مهدي خزعلي
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مصطفى مصباح زادة
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