the Iran-Contra affair
/ði ɪˌrɑːn ˈkɒntrə əfeə(r)/, /ði ɪˌræn ˈkɒntrə əfeə(r)/
/ði ɪˌrɑːn ˈkɑːntrə əfer/, /ði ɪˌræn ˈkɑːntrə əfer/
- the name given to a series of secret and illegal actions by US government officials under President Ronald Reagan. In 1985, officials in the National Security Council sold military weapons to Iran so it would help in freeing US prisoners in Lebanon. The money received for these was then given to the Contras, military groups who wanted to defeat the Sandinista government in Nicaragua. The US Congress had forbidden this type of support. The deal was discovered in 1986 and several officials were charged with acting illegally.
伊朗与伊朗的：昧关系：美国总统罗纳德·里根（Ronald Reagan）领导下的美国政府官员一系列秘密和非法行动的名称。1985年，国家安全委员会的官员向伊朗出售了军事武器，以帮助释放在黎巴嫩的美国囚犯。然后，将收到的这些钱交给了要击败尼加拉瓜的桑迪诺斯塔政府的反对派军事团体。美国国会禁止这种支持。该交易于1986年被发现，几名官员被指控犯有非法行为。