Ronald Reagan: “It was not my intent to do business with Khomeini, to trade weapons…”

On the recordDecember 5, 1986

It was not my intent to do business with Khomeini, to trade weapons for hostages, nor to undercut our policy of antiterrorism.

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Republican · California

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Radio Address to the Nation on the Iran Arms and Contra Aid Controversy

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