The negative impact of President Reagan’s involvement in the Iran-Contra Affair was offset by the

The Iran-Contra Affair damaged Reagan’s reputation, but his administration later achieved a major arms-control agreement with the Soviet Union. The 1987 INF Treaty eliminated an entire class of intermediate-range nuclear missiles, helping offset the scandal’s political impact. The U.S. hostages in Iran had been released in 1981, before the affair became public.

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