Iran–Contra affair

Target entity: Iran–Contra affair
Context triple: [Reagan Doctrine, hasEffect, Iran–Contra affair]

• A. Mayaguez incident
  The Mayaguez incident was a 1975 confrontation between the United States and Cambodia in which U.S. forces attempted to rescue the crew of the seized American merchant ship SS Mayaguez, often regarded as one of the last official battles of the Vietnam War era.
• B. Operation Just Cause
  Operation Just Cause was the 1989 U.S. invasion of Panama aimed at deposing military leader Manuel Noriega and securing American strategic interests in the region.
• C. Watergate scandal
  The Watergate scandal was a major 1970s American political scandal involving the Nixon administration’s attempts to cover up a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters, ultimately leading to President Richard Nixon’s resignation.
• D. Reagan Doctrine
  The Reagan Doctrine was a U.S. foreign policy strategy in the 1980s that aimed to roll back Soviet influence by providing support to anti-communist resistance movements around the world.
• E. Calas affair
  The Calas affair was an 18th-century French legal case involving the wrongful execution of Protestant merchant Jean Calas, which became a symbol of religious intolerance and judicial injustice and inspired Voltaire’s campaign for civil rights and legal reform.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Iran–Contra affair
Target entity description: The Iran–Contra affair was a major 1980s U.S. political scandal in which senior officials secretly facilitated arms sales to Iran and diverted the proceeds to fund Contra rebels in Nicaragua, circumventing congressional restrictions.

• A. Mayaguez incident
  The Mayaguez incident was a 1975 confrontation between the United States and Cambodia in which U.S. forces attempted to rescue the crew of the seized American merchant ship SS Mayaguez, often regarded as one of the last official battles of the Vietnam War era.
• B. Operation Just Cause
  Operation Just Cause was the 1989 U.S. invasion of Panama aimed at deposing military leader Manuel Noriega and securing American strategic interests in the region.
• C. Watergate scandal
  The Watergate scandal was a major 1970s American political scandal involving the Nixon administration’s attempts to cover up a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters, ultimately leading to President Richard Nixon’s resignation.
• D. Reagan Doctrine
  The Reagan Doctrine was a U.S. foreign policy strategy in the 1980s that aimed to roll back Soviet influence by providing support to anti-communist resistance movements around the world.
• E. Calas affair
  The Calas affair was an 18th-century French legal case involving the wrongful execution of Protestant merchant Jean Calas, which became a symbol of religious intolerance and judicial injustice and inspired Voltaire’s campaign for civil rights and legal reform.
• F. None of above. chosen