Word: iranian
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...committees, to be sure, are prepared to give their star witness a tough, at times caustic, grilling. But their investigation is limited to the Iran- contra affair, and their attention is focused on such matters as whether and how much President Reagan knew about the diversion of Iranian arms-sales profits to the Nicaraguan rebels. That complex scandal, however, points to broader problems that also deserve investigation: What do North's many escapades say about the foreign policy of the Reagan Administration? How much did that policy depend on covert operations, hidden not only from Congress and the public...
Though they differ on many matters concerning the Middle East, the U.S. and the Soviet Union agree on some things. Among them: the need to prevent a radical change in the regional balance of power that would follow an Iranian victory over Iraq, and the need to prevent a war between Syria and Israel. Both fear that such a war could spin out of control, engulfing not only the protagonists but also their superpower protectors. If the Soviets are able to persuade the world community that its presence in the region can help forestall that calamity, the U.S. will have...
...Lebanese faction took responsibility for the abduction. Nonetheless, it was widely assumed the thugs were members of Hizballah, the radical, pro- Iranian Shi'ite Muslim group that is suspected of involvement in most of the kidnapings that have occurred in Lebanon. Glass, who has spent a total of six years in Lebanon and was researching a book on the Middle East, was traveling near a husseiniyeh, or religious center, run by Hizballah when he was taken...
...however, gave a more disturbing assessment, calling the threat of some Iranian response "quite high." This prompted House Armed Services Committee Chairman Les Aspin to complain that the Administration clearly had not figured out what it was getting into. There are suspicions that Iran has set up mines in the waters of Kuwait's primary oil port at Al-Ahmadi. Should a ship hit one of them, said Aspin, it would be "something on which there are no Iranian fingerprints." Thus the U.S. would be less able to retaliate. Another threat is the Chinese-made Silkworm missiles that Iran...
...those high officials, Hamilton declared bluntly, was Ronald Reagan. The President has admitted some knowledge of the Iranian arms deals and money- raising efforts for the contras, but steadfastly denies that he knew anything about the diversion of weapons profits to the contras. But the crucial question of exactly what Reagan knew has not been answered in the hearings. When the scandal broke, he downplayed his role in soliciting support for the contras while the congressional ban against U.S. aid was in effect. After McFarlane testified that Reagan had talked with Saudi Arabia's King Fahd about contra assistance...