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Iran–Contra affair

Took place on August 20, 1985

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The 42nd anniversary falls on August 20, 2027, in 320 days.

The Iran–Contra affair or Iran–Contra scandal (Persian: ماجرای ایران-کنترا; Spanish: Caso Irán-Contra), also referred to as the Iran Initiative or Contragate, was a political scandal in the United States that centered on arms trafficking to Iran between 1981 and 1986, facilitated by senior officials of the Reagan…

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