Editing Adnan Khashoggi (section)

==Connections to the CIA==
Khashoggi’s business dealings brought him into contact with high-profile figures, including CIA officers James H. Critchfield and Kim Roosevelt, as well as Bebe Rebozo, a close associate of President Richard Nixon. These relationships, established through his role as a commercial pioneer with companies in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, suggest a nexus of influence between Khashoggi, Western intelligence, and political power. His involvement in the Iran-Contra affair further solidified his CIA connections. In 1986, Khashoggi acted as a middleman, alongside Iranian arms dealer Manucher Ghorbanifar, in the arms-for-hostages scheme, facilitating the sale of 1,500 U.S. missiles to Iran via Israel to secure the release of U.S. hostages in Lebanon. He provided $25 million in bridging finance for the deal, which also involved illegally diverting funds to the Contra rebels in Nicaragua. His financial troubles from this deal, including unpaid debts, led him to expose aspects of the covert operation, contributing to its public unraveling. Khashoggi’s ties to the [[Bank of Credit and Commerce International]] (BCCI), implicated in money laundering and intelligence operations, further linked him to the CIA, as BCCI was used to funnel funds for Iran-Contra with Saudi and U.S. backing.