Iran-Contra Revealed: Meese Admits Profits Went to Nicaraguan Rebels
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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Iran Contra Affair
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Edwin Meese
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Iran
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United States Attorney General
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Nicaragua
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United States National Security Advisor
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Contras
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Iran–Contra affair
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John Poindexter
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United States National Security Council
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Edwin Meese
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مصطفى مصباح زادة
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مهدي خزعلي
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