---
tags:
  - Organization
  - Intelligence
  - USA
category: "U.S. Government"
summary: "The Iran Group was a CIA unit created after the October 1980 Paris meeting, headed by Robert Gates, whose members including George Cave coordinated arms sales to Iran through Israeli intermediaries."
start: 1980
---
The [[Iran Group]] was a [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] group headed by [[Robert Gates]]. It was created as a result of the October 1980 [[Paris Summit Meeting]], and its members, including [[George Cave]], were involved with [[Israel|Israelis]] in arms sales to [[Iran]].[^1]

### Footnotes
[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992.