Irangate
/ɪˈrɑːngeɪt/- a US political scandal of 1987 involving the covert sale by the US of arms to Iran. The proceeds of the arms sales were used by officials to give arms to the anti-communist Contras in Nicaragua, despite Congressional prohibition.伊朗门事件（1987年美国把武器秘密卖给伊朗的政治丑闻, 当时美国某些官员无视国会禁令把由此所得款项用于向尼加拉瓜反共的反政府军提供武器）。亦称 IRANCONTRA AFFAIR或 SCANDAL.