Girly Men Need Not Apply

Iran is cracking down on effeminate male athletes:

Iran's hardline Islamic regime has had enough of footballers with long hair and plucked eyebrows.

"I will ban athletes with an effeminate look," the head of the country's Physical Education Organisation, Mohammad Ali-Abadi said, told the Etemad-Melli newspaper.

"It is really disgraceful for Iran that young people step onto fields wearing make-up," the top official fumed. "When a man enters the field with dyed hair and groomed eyebrows he is disrespecting society."

The paper said Ali-Abadi appeared to be particularly worried about footballers, and warned that "even though they get away with it now, they will be disqualified in future".

However, women with mustaches will still be part of the Iranian athletic program.

Speaking of threats to Iran, it looks like the mad mullahs may have more to worry about than swishy footballers:

Vice Premier Shimon Peres said Monday in an interview to Reuters that "the president of Iran should remember that Iran can also be wiped off the map," Army Radio reported.

According to Peres, "Teheran is making a mockery of the international community's efforts to solve the crisis surrounding Iran's nuclear program."

"Iran presents a danger to the entire world, not just to us," Peres added.

It's obvious that Israel is tiring of the constant threatening rhetoric emanating from Iran. Just how long they'll patiently sit back and not act militarily is anybody's guess.