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The Cold War Museum The Cold War Museum. Iran Contra Affair (1983 - 1988) The Iran Contra Affair began as an internal U.S. confrontation between Ronald Reagan and the Democratic Congress. In 1984, the Boland Amendment passed, which said that the CIA and Department of Defense could not give militaristic aid (specifically in Nicaragua).
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The massive  (but under-reported)Reagan Administration corruption Duane R. (Dewey) Clarridge was head of the CIA's Western European Division under President Reagan. He was indicted on November 29, 1991 for lying to congress and to the Tower Commission that investigated Iran- Contra.
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Iran hostage crisis In 1980, the death of the shah in Egypt and the invasion of Iran by Iraq (see Iran-Iraq War) made the Iranians more receptive to resolving the hostage crisis. In the United States, failure to resolve the crisis contributed to Ronald Reagan's defeat of Carter in the presidential election.n 1980, the death of the shah in Egypt and the invasion of Iran by Iraq (see Iran-Iraq War) made the Iranians more receptive to resolving the hostage crisis. In the United States, failure to resolve the crisis contributed to Ronald Reagan's defeat of Carter in the presidential election.
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35 Years Ago: An Iranian Revolution Thanks to Jimmy Carter Rouhani, a Shi’a cleric, has learned his lessons well from Khomeini. When Carter entered the political fray in 1976, America was still riding the liberal wave of anti-Vietnam War emotion. Carter was persuaded that the Shah was not fit to rule Iran. In his anti-war pacifism, Carter never got it that Khomeini, a cleric exiled to Iraq, was preparing Iran for revolution. His weapon of choice was not the sword but the media.
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- DOCUMENTS MEDIA PRESS PROFILES TIMELINES. Welcome to “Understanding the Iran-Contra Affairs,” the only comprehensive website on the famous Reagan-era government scandal, which stemmed from the U.S. government’s policies toward two seemingly unrelated countries, Nicaragua and Iran.
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What Caused the Iran Hostage Crisis? The Iran hostage crisis started Nov. 4, 1979, and it ended on Jan. 20, 1981, lasting 444 days, according to History.com and PBS. President Carter's acceptance of Pahlavi into America caused Iranians to conclude that the United States greatly supported Pahlavi despite him being overthrown as their leader.
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- Nov. 4, 1979. Fifty-two American citizens were taken hostage when militant students of radical Islam stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.[1] Shortly thereafter, U.S. President Jimmy Carter ordered a complete embargo of Iranian oil; stronger economic embargoes followed.
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Iran-Contra Affair •An American lawyer and former judge and Deputy Attorney General who was appointed Independent Counsel in December 1986 to investigate the Iran-Contra Affair during the Reagan Administration.
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Iran hostage crisis 1979: Militants storm US embassy in Tehran. Militant Islamic students in Iran have stormed the US embassy in the Iranian capital,Tehran, and taken more than 90 people hostage. The students have demanded that the Shah of Iran, who fled the country in January, be extradited from the US, where he is currently receiving medical treatment for cancer, to stand trial in Iran.
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U.S. History 9/11 Many Iranians resented the shah, an ally of USA, for his corruption and dictatorial tactics and a revolution broke out. Ayatolla Ruhollah Khomeini led rebels to overthrow shah and establish a religious state based on strict obedience to the Qur'an, the sacred book of Islam.
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Consequences of 1979 hostage crisis still influencing US-Iran relations The embassy and hostage crisis on 1979 lay at the roots of the pretty widespread feeling in the United States that Iran is a hostile and threatening country and that dates back to the time of the Islamic Revolution, Dworkin said.
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Plebe Summer intensity? I have never heard of a New Cadet starving to death though. Plebe summer is also shorter than Beast at West Point by about two weeks. My daughter's good friend at USNA described Plebe summer as running by the water and sailing in the water. Feb 24, 2010.
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Iran hostage crisis Fifty-two American diplomats and citizens were held hostage for 444 days (November 4, 1979, to January 20, 1981), after a group of Iranian students, belonging to the Muslim Student Followers of the Imam's Line, who were supporting the Iranian Revolution, took over the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.n Iran, the hostage taking was widely seen as a blow against the United States and its influence in Iran, its perceived attempts to undermine the Iranian Revolution, and its longstanding support of the recently overthrown Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who had led a totalitarian regime with American support.
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More spent on treating obesity-related conditions than on the police or fire service, says NHS Chief More spent on treating obesity-related conditions than on the police or fire service, says NHS Chief One third of children are obese when they leave primary school say experts Credit: Alamy
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Iranians storm U.S. Embassy, Nov. 4, 1979 On this day in 1979, student followers of the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini send shock waves across America when they stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran. Menu Sections
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- Iran-contra affair, in U.S. history, secret arrangement in the 1980s to provide funds to the Nicaraguan contra rebels from profits gained by selling arms to Iran. The Iran-contra affair was the product of two separate initiatives during the administration of President Ronald Reagan.
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Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)  ( 2014) Argo (2012) Watch Now. Acting under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1980. Ben Affleck.
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Iran celebrates 35th anniversary of U.S. Embassy hostage crisis Today, the evil arrogant powers have learned that they should not attempt to thwart us in the same way that enemies of Hussein encircled him, Panahian said. He also denounced talks with world powers over Iran's nuclear program, claiming the negotiations cannot change the Iranians' anti-U.S. stance.
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US overthrew Iranâs democracy 1953-1979, armed Iraq to invade 1980-1988, now lies for more war As I wrote in the context of US war history: The two “reasons” for war with Iran are as false as the “reasons” for war with Iraq. Beware a false flag attack by the US or Israel to blame on Iran as pretext for another “defensive” war: Iran’s president never physically threatened Israel.
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What War Between Iran and Saudi Arabia Might Look Like In the event of war, Iran’s missiles could wreak havoc with Saudi Arabia. By Scott Charney, October 16, 2011. Suspicion continues to swirl over the bizarre plot, allegedly by agents of the Iranian government, to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the United States, and launch attacks on the Saudi and Israeli embassies in Washington, DC.
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- Iran Hostage Crisis ends. Minutes after Ronald Reagan’s inauguration as the 40th president of the United States, the 52 U.S. captives held at the U.S. embassy in Teheran, Iran, are released, ending the 444-day Iran Hostage Crisis.
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Boland Amendment Beyond restricting overt U.S. support of the Contras, the most significant effect of the Boland Amendment was the Iran–Contra affair, during which the Reagan Administration circumvented the Amendment, without consent of Congress, in order to continue supplying arms to the Contras.
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Iran-Iraq War Iran-Iraq War. Iran-Iraq War, (1980–88), prolonged military conflict between Iran and Iraq during the 1980s. Open warfare began on Sept. 22, 1980, when Iraqi armed forces invaded western Iran along the countries’ joint border, though Iraq claimed that the war had begun earlier that month, on September 4, when Iran shelled a number of border posts.
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Follow Us! 1984: Reagan Announces End to Aid for Contras. US President Ronald Reagan publicly claims to end aid to the contras in accordance with a congressional ban. However his administration continues the support, leading to the Iran-Contra scandal. [BBC, 6/5/2004; Columbia Encyclopedia.
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- Nicaragua. Nicaraguan Contras and the United States. “Contras” was a name given to the Nicaraguan rebel groups opposing the Nicaraguan “National Reconstruction” government in the 1980’s, the FSLN (Sandinista National Liberation Front). Throughout the 1980’s, these various counterrevolution groups were able to unite.
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Iran hostage crisis Iran hostage crisis. Iran hostage crisis, in U.S. history, events following the seizure of the American embassy in Tehran by Iranian students on Nov. 4, 1979.n 1980, the death of the shah in Egypt and the invasion of Iran by Iraq (see Iran-Iraq War) made the Iranians more receptive to resolving the hostage crisis. In the United States, failure to resolve the crisis contributed to Ronald Reagan's defeat of Carter in the presidential election.