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Congressional public hearings on the Iran–Contra affair begin

A joint congressional committee began televised public hearings into the Iran–Contra affair, examining covert arms sales to Iran and diversion of funds to Nicaraguan Contra rebels.

Congressional public hearings on the Iran–Contra affair begin

The hearings brought the Reagan administration's covert foreign-policy operations into the open, prompting extensive testimony, investigations, and lasting political consequences for the presidency.

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