FYI drugs have a long history in the mid east. More to the point, two British Opium Wars against China; and read Rodney Stitch’s drugging of America, where he learned while flying in and out of Japan from Pan Am pilots that they were carrying cargo for the CIA containing drugs into the U.S. During Vietnam it escalated, using military aircraft to shuttle drugs into Travis AFB, in the body cavities of war dead. I’ve spoken with veterans, they openly said the CIA distributed heroin to army troops, for cash of course in ‘nam. ‘War on Drugs’? Yeah, right.

Actually, that’s not true. President Bani-Sadr later claimed that a deal had been made behind his back and without his knowledge by Khomeini. He was unable to provide proof, however, so his claims were dismissed. I have not read all the articles here but I’m sure Parry addressed this at some point.