đź“… 20 December 1983
Donald Rumsfeld told Saddam Hussein that Washington and Baghdad shared interests in preventing Iranian and Syrian expansion. He described U.S. efforts to restrict arms transfers to Iran.
đź“… 14 January 1984
A cable to Rumsfeld’s party outlined follow-up steps on the Iran–Iraq war, including efforts to curtail arms supplies to Iran. These efforts affected Tehran’s search for wartime military equipment.
đź“… 24 March 1984
Before further Baghdad talks, Rumsfeld requested a list of countries approached about arms transfers to Iran and the status of each approach. The cable documents Washington’s campaign to constrain...
