Iran-Contra Affairs In The 1980s

In the Iran-Contra affair, the exchange of hostages for arm significantly changed many citizens views of the U.S. officials. The political scandal demonstrated what the government could do without suffering the consequences the encounter between the U.S, Iran, and Nicaragua led to the exploration of new relationships in the exchange of hostages for arms. The Iran-Contra Affairs in the 1980s emanated from the Reagan Administration’s foreign policies. The Administration believed that changes to Nicaragua and Iran endangered U.S. national interests. The Administration supported the contras who desired to overthrow this revolutionary regime. In 1979, a radical Islamic movement overthrew the U.S. government. The Administration tried to strengthen
Lt. Col. Oliver shredded documents that contained facts about this scandal that the congress had no knowledge about. This scandal affected how U.S. citizen now view public official and whether they want to trust them or not. The transactions that occurred during Iran-Contra scandal were antithetical to the legislation of the Democratic-dominated Congress and to the Reagan administration policy. In July 1985, the United States sent 508 American-made TOW anti-tank missiles from Israel to Iran for the safe exchange of a hostage, the Reverend Benjamin Weir. After that transfer, the Israelis offered to ship 500 HAWK surface-to-air missiles to Iran in November 1985, in exchange for the release of all remaining American hostages being held in Lebanon. Trade between the United States and Iran was prohibited, and no one expects a friendly relationship between the countries in the near term. But Ian Bremmer, president of the Eurasia Group, said he see within 10 years, Iran becoming one of the United States' closest partners. U.S. relations with Iran during the Reagan administration went through indifference, hostility, cooperation and finally encounter which included limited