Irann.

Brit.

/ɪˈrɑːn/,

/ɪˈran/, U.S.

/ɪˈræn/,

/ɪˈrɑn/,

/aɪˈræn/

Etymology: < the name of a republic (formerly Persia) in south-west Asia: see Iranian adj. and n.

Iran–contra n. [contra n.²] U.S. Politics used attributively and absol. with reference to the arrangement whereby agents of the executive branch of the U.S. Government secretly sold arms to Iran in 1986, diverting the profits to the Nicaraguan contras in violation of Congressional resolutions.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > arming or equipping with weapons > [noun] > specific arms deal

Iran–contra1986

society > armed hostility > military equipment > arming or equipping with weapons > [adjective] > specific arms deal

Iran–contra1986

1986 New Leader 17 Nov. 5/3 That episode, the Iran-contra fiasco and the subsequent agonized introspection in Washington.

1987 Britannica Bk. of Year 527/1 The Iran-contra disclosures capped a turbulent year for the administration in its handling of foreign policy.

1988 Ann. Reg. 1987 ii. 50 The committee's fundamental conclusion was that the Iran-Contra affair resulted from the failure of individuals to observe the law, not from deficiencies in existing law.

1991 Utne Reader July 64/1 New materials from Oliver North's diaries provide additional evidence that Bush played a major role in Iran-contra from the beginning.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	iran
释义	Irann. Brit. /ɪˈrɑːn/, /ɪˈran/, U.S. /ɪˈræn/, /ɪˈrɑn/, /aɪˈræn/ Etymology: < the name of a republic (formerly Persia) in south-west Asia: see Iranian adj. and n. Iran–contra n. [contra n.²] U.S. Politics used attributively and absol. with reference to the arrangement whereby agents of the executive branch of the U.S. Government secretly sold arms to Iran in 1986, diverting the profits to the Nicaraguan contras in violation of Congressional resolutions. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > arming or equipping with weapons > [noun] > specific arms deal Iran–contra1986 society > armed hostility > military equipment > arming or equipping with weapons > [adjective] > specific arms deal Iran–contra1986 1986 New Leader 17 Nov. 5/3 That episode, the Iran-contra fiasco and the subsequent agonized introspection in Washington. 1987 Britannica Bk. of Year 527/1 The Iran-contra disclosures capped a turbulent year for the administration in its handling of foreign policy. 1988 Ann. Reg. 1987 ii. 50 The committee's fundamental conclusion was that the Iran-Contra affair resulted from the failure of individuals to observe the law, not from deficiencies in existing law. 1991 Utne Reader July 64/1 New materials from Oliver North's diaries provide additional evidence that Bush played a major role in Iran-contra from the beginning. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1986
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