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Ronald Reagan 羅納德·威爾遜·里根(美國第40任總統(tǒng)：1981-1989)

9 . Iran-Contra

伊朗門事件

Several individuals in Ronald Reagan's administration were implicated in the Iran-Contra Scandal. Basically,money that had been obtained through selling arms to Iran was given secretly tothe revolutionary Contras in Nicaragua. Other than helping the Contras, the hope was that by selling the weapons to Iran, terrorists would be more willing to give up hostages. This scandal resulted in major Congressional hearings。

在里根的任期內，他的幾位行政官員被認為與伊朗門事件有牽連。簡而言之，伊朗門事件主要指向伊朗兜售武器，并將所得收入秘密轉移給尼加拉瓜反抗軍。他們以為向伊朗兜售武器可以使這些恐怖分子自動放棄人質。這件丑聞最終導致了國會聽證會的召開。