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During the 1980s, profit from the sale of weapons to Iran was used to

stop the communists in Costa Rica.
start a proxy war in El Salvador.
support the Contras in Nicaragua.
stage a coup d’état in Guatemala.

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support the Contras in Nicaragua.

(They diverted proceeds from secret arms sales to Iran to fund the Contras despite Congressional bans — the Iran–Contra affair.)