For 10 points, in what Reagan-era scandal did the United States sell weapons to a Middle Eastern country?
Fawn Hill testified to destroying documents about this event after it was revealed in the Lebanese magazine Ash-Shiraa. Manucher Ghorbarnifar was denounced as a "fabricator" for providing inaccurate intelligence as a middleman during this event. Both John Poindexter and Caspar Weinberger were convicted after the investigation by the Tower Commission over this scandal, which involved violating the Boland Amendment and began as an arms-for-hostages deal. Nicaraguan Sandanistas later sued the United States for funding their opponents in this event. For 10 points, in what Reagan-era scandal did the United States sell weapons to a Middle Eastern country?
Fawn Hill testified to destroying documents about this event after it was revealed in the Lebanese magazine Ash-Shiraa.
Iran-Contra affair