Ash-Shiraa
Encyclopedia
Ash-Shiraa is a Lebanese
magazine. It was the first to report that the United States
had been selling weapons to Iran
, a scandal that was later revealed to have been part of an arms-for-hostages deal (see Iran-Contra Affair
).
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
magazine. It was the first to report that the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
had been selling weapons to Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
, a scandal that was later revealed to have been part of an arms-for-hostages deal (see Iran-Contra Affair
Iran-Contra Affair
The Iran–Contra affair , also referred to as Irangate, Contragate or Iran-Contra-Gate, was a political scandal in the United States that came to light in November 1986. During the Reagan administration, senior Reagan administration officials and President Reagan secretly facilitated the sale of...
).