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As a Presidential candidate did Ronald Reagan collude with the Ayatollah Khomeini in order to get elected? Did he do a deal exchanging U.S. weapons for a delay in the release of the hostages until after the election? Or is this considered a debunked theory by credible historians?

by /u/Flying-Fox in /r/AskHistorians

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