Political Scandals

Scandal 2: Iran-Contra Affair

10.27.2020 - By Spotify StudiosPlay

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In the 1980s, President Ronald Reagan’s administration secretly — and illegally — traded weapons of war to Iran in exchange for the release of American hostages, then used the proceeds to fund a Nicaraguan rebel army known as the Contras.

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