Iran’s Fist Is Still Clenched, “The Poor Monkey They Shot Into Space…” Edition

Iran Space Program

A roundup of Iran’s hostility toward Facebook, religious freedom, ping pong, the IAEA and – even, apparently – monkeys. Posts are from Is Iran’s Fist Still Clenched, which has daily updates on extended hands, carrots and sticks, reset buttons, and other hackneyed metaphors deployed in Central Asia and beyond. Iran’s fist is still…

Clenched Against Ping Pong

Clenched And Waging A “War on Religious Freedom” — HuffPo

Clenched Against Their Citizens, Committing Human Rights Abuses That “Go Largely Unnoticed”

Clenched But Pretty Psyched About How Occupy Wall Street Is Going To Overthrow Capitalism — Khamenei

Clenched Against Marzieh Vafamehr, The Actress They’re Imprisoning and Lashing 90 Times

Clenched Against The IAEA That They “Tricked And Misled Us”

Clenched Against Facebook, Because Why Not?

Clenched Against The Poor Monkey They Just (Unsuccessfully) Shot Into Space

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* Mardetanha [Wiki Commons]

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