The Iran-Contra affair is known as one of the most controversial political scandals in modern US history. In 1986, Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North was accused of orchestrating the illegal sale of weapons to Iran and using those profits to fund rebel groups in Central America. Witness History | Listen on BBC Sounds | BBC Radio 4

the man on the left is Oliver North, who was arrested and convicted for his involvement in the Iran-Contra affair during the Reagan administration. This scandal involved the illegal sale of weapons to Iran, which was then used to fund Contra rebels in Nicaragua. The man on the right is also Oliver North, who later became a military analyst and host on Fox News. The image highlights the irony of North, who was involved in the illegal sale of missiles to Iran, later publicly arguing against Iran h