After the news came out, the United States, Europe and the Middle East were shocked. For a time, the inside story about this transaction was revealed one after another.
On the night when Lebanese Maritime Weekly published the explosive news of the secret transaction between the United States and Iran, Iranian Parliament Speaker Rafsanjani revealed MacFarlane's trip to Iran at a gathering of Tehran students celebrating the 7th anniversary of the occupation of the United States and the embassy. However, he said, MacFarlane and his team arrived at Tehran International Airport on a plane carrying weapons with fake Irish passports disguised as crew members. They brought gifts and letters from US President Ronald Reagan to Iranian leaders. The gifts are symbolic: a cake in the shape of a key and a Kurt automatic pistol. Pistol probably means that you can provide weapons, and cake is "the key to the relationship between Iran and the United States." The so-called letter is said to be just a Bible signed by Reagan, and the signature page says that believers of different religions should live in harmony. However, another surprising statement is that McFarland's real gift to Iran is a whole set of American military equipment.
Once this matter was disclosed, the western public opinion circles were in an uproar. Overnight, MacFarlane became a news person. He categorically denied using an Irish passport to enter Iran. He said: We officially entered Iran on behalf of the US government, and we used American passports.
As early as Pahlavi dynasty, Iran was one of the two strategic pillars of the United States in the Middle East. From 65438 to 0979, the Pahlavi dynasty was overthrown and Khomeini ascended the supreme throne of Iran. Since then, relations between the two countries have deteriorated.