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Iran, n.|ɪˈrɑːn|
[The name of a republic (formerly Persia) in south-west Asia: see Iranian a. and n.]
Comb. Iran–contra U.S. Pol. [contra n.2], used attrib. and absol. with reference to the arrangement whereby agents of the executive branch of the U.S. Government secretly sold arms to Iran in 1986, diverting the profits to the Nicaraguan contras in violation of Congressional resolutions.
1986New Leader 17 Nov. 5/3 That episode, the Iran-contra fiasco and the subsequent agonized introspection in Washington. 1987Britannica Bk. of Year 527/1 The Iran-contra disclosures capped a turbulent year for the administration in its handling of foreign policy. 1988Ann. Reg. 1987 ii. 50 The committee's fundamental conclusion was that the Iran-Contra affair resulted from the failure of individuals to observe the law, not from deficiencies in existing law. 1991Utne Reader July–Aug. 64/1 New materials from Oliver North's diaries provide additional evidence that Bush played a major role in Iran-contra from the beginning. |