Reagan Addresses Iran Facts Yet Leaves Key Questions
President Reagan said Americans would hear the facts about 18 months of secret Iran dealings but many questions remained unanswered. He avoided discussion on arms shipments, embargoes, Israel's role, congressional briefing details, and the internal Iran factions shaping the operation.
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Reagan Frames Iran Shipment as National Interest Policy
President Reagan defended a covert arms shipment to Tehran as a matter of national interest rather than moral conviction. He cited freeing hostages, restoring ties with Iran, halting Middle East state terror, and countering Soviet influence as key aims while omitting past hostage details and the embargo controversy.
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