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 support armed conflict in Nicaragua. The controversial deal and the ensuing political scandal threatened to bring down the presidency of Ronald Reagan.
Why was the Iran-Contra affair not only controversial but also deeply contradictive?
Because Reagan had long supported a doctrine of isolationism and an America-first foreign policy which did not allow interventionism.
Where did the United States divert money made from Iran based missile sales?
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.
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