President Ronald Reagan negotiated with terrorists (despite pinky-promising he wouldn't) in a scandal that became known as what?

In 1985, President Ronald Reagan faced a dilemma: Iranian-backed terrorists were holding seven Americans hostage. "We don't negotiate with terrorists" – that's always been the stance of the United States. But this time, Reagan did, despite vowing not to, exchanging weapons for the hostages' release. The deal, and the crimes surrounding it, became known as the Iran-Contra Affair.

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