Key Iran-Contra Figure Ledeen Might Not Testify; Scheduled Hill Appearance by Former NSC Consultant on Terrorism Postponed

As the Iran-contra hearings enter their final month and attention focuses on the role of White House and Cabinet players, it is becoming unlikely that Michael A. Ledeen, a key figure in the 1985 U.S. approach to Iran, will testify in public.

Ledeen, a National Security Council consultant at the time, has said he is eager to testify because of allegations that he profited from the arms sales he helped arrange through Israeli officials.

A scheduled appearance by Ledeen was postponed, however, although his name continues to surface in the hearings and is likely to do so again…