NATION IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON, D.C. : Arms Dealer Tells of Casey-Iran Meetings
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Former CIA Director William J. Casey may have been told by Iranian representatives in summer, 1980, that the release of U.S. hostages would be delayed until Ronald Reagan took office as President if Casey helped them get arms, ABC News reported. It interviewed Iranian arms dealer Jamshid Hashemi, who described what he said were two sets of meetings in Madrid with then-Reagan campaign manager Casey and two others. Reagan has denied reports that his 1980 campaign made a deal with Iran to delay the hostage release.
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