This whole business with clenched and unclenched fists is getting out of hand. Hillary Clinton says that she's waiting to see if Iran's hand "becomes less clenched." But the Iranians say that they already unclenched their fist when they congratulated Obama on his win - which, in fairness, they were pretty psyched about. But then they insist that it's the US that has to unclench its own fist - because of something involving the CIA, Jews, and global finance - and that in the meantime they're going to rev up their ICBM program. And now FP's conservative blog Shadow Government insists that Iran is actually shaking a fist at Obama. Like I said - all very confusing, even if you're following daily reports. Especially if you're following daily reports.

So please join me in welcoming the latest addition to the Mere Rhetoric blogging network: Is Iran's Fist Still Clenched? Every morning I'll fire up the interwebs, check if Iran's fist is still clenched, and blog that day's story. If the mullahs have their metaphorical fingers in a metaphorical ball you'll see this at the very top:

But if one morning it turns out that everything we know about Iran is wrong, you'll see this:

See how easy? You don't even have to read the posts. Just glance at the picture once a day and you'll be as informed as the CIA.

You're welcome.

References and previously after the jump...