With President Donald Trump ’s decision to intervene in the Iran- Israel war, Iran, a country 6,500 miles away from ...

In the 80 years since World War 2, the United States has seldom been without a military footprint on foreign soil.

A version of this article appears in print on , Section B, Page 12 of the New York edition with the headline: Michael A. Ledeen, 83, Is Dead; Instigated Iran-Contra Scandal.

Publication date 1987 Topics Iran-Contra Affair, 1985-1990, Military assistance, American, Military assistance, American, Political corruption Publisher Washington : U.S. House of Representatives ...

Richard V. Secord, general embroiled in Iran-contra affair, dies at 92 By Bill Hewitt The Washington Post,Updated October 17, 2024, 4:40 p.m.

Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Richard V. Secord, a veteran of America’s clandestine operations who served as the point man for the transactions in the Iran-contra affair, the arms-for-hostages ...

Journalist and memoirist Henderson (Unremarried Widow) delivers a heart-rending account of her father’s death in an airplane ...

The war wreaked havoc on the country, killing tens of thousands and ravaging the economy. But an international solidarity movement stood up in response. Meanwhile, the Reagan government’s hubris and ...

Alfonso Chardy, journalist who helped expose Iran-Contra affair, dies at 72 By Brian Murphy The Washington Post,Updated April 13, 2024, 6:13 p.m.

Alfonso Chardy, journalist who helped expose Iran-contra affair, dies at 72 Mr. Chardy and Miami Herald colleagues received a Pulitzer Prize in 1987 for coverage into secret arms sales to fund ...

In writing my book about the Reagan presidency, I counted the number of articles about Iran-Contra in the Times and the Post between Nov. 6, 1986, when the scandal became public, and Jan. 31, 1987 ...

In Iran-Contra, the Reagan administration secretly sold arms to Iran in exchange for Tehran’s agreement to release American hostages held in Lebanon by Iranian-sponsored terrorist groups (the “Contra” ...