{"id":54513,"date":"2017-06-09T18:09:32","date_gmt":"2017-06-09T18:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2017\/06\/09\/iran-contra-affair-middleman-dies-at-81\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:55:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:55:02","slug":"iran-contra-affair-middleman-dies-at-81","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/2017\/06\/09\/iran-contra-affair-middleman-dies-at-81\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Contra affair middleman dies at 81"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adnan Khashoggi, Saudi businessman, died at age 81 after leading a life full of luxury, debt and scandal.<br\/><br\/> Khashoggi is infamous for his role as a middleman in the 1986 Iran-Contra affair which brought together Israeli and Iranian dealers to facilitate the sale of 1,500 U.S. missiles in exchange for U.S. hostages held in Beirut, as noted in<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2017\/jun\/07\/adnan-khashoggi-obituary\" title=\"Link: null\"> his obituary in the Guardian<\/a>. The deal occurred during arms sanctions against Iran, putting the Reagan administration under fire and sparking a long series of hearings by the U.S. Senate. <br\/><br\/>Khashoggi&#8217;s role in the U.S. scandal was not his first dealing with a foreign government; he was no stranger to making a profit through deals between defense contractors and governments. A 1975 U.S. Senate inquiry revealed that Khashoggi had been paid $106 million by Lockheed, $54 million by Northrop and $23 million by Raytheon, according to the obituary. It also pointed to $45 million baid to him by the French for a tank deal and $7 million from the British for helicopters. Lockheed later paid Khashoggi another $100 million and Northrop a further $3 million.<br\/><br\/> Part of Khashoggi&#8217;s legacy is the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, which prevents bribery of foreign people or officials to assist in making deals.<br\/><br\/>The self-declared businessman, who rejected the title of arms dealer, lost many of his investments by the end of his life, including the legendary ship that Queen even wrote a song about. 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