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15 Worst Foreign Policy Decisions In U.S. History

Darren March 7, 2026 5 min

10. The Iran-Contra Affair

10. The Iran-Contra Affair
Reagan’s covert arms sales and funding of Contras eroded public trust and legal boundaries.

The Reagan administration’s covert arms sales to Iran and secret funding for Nicaraguan Contras violated U.S. law and deeply undermined public trust, exposing unchecked executive overreach and weakening American moral authority. (history.com)

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