The Unexpected Republic of Iran IV: A Soldier's Rewards

Ok so last week disaster was averted, and the Iranian hostage crisis, part II, was settled peacefully (sidenote: does everyone remember that Ahmadinejad, then just a dreamy revolutionary youth, was part of the team that created the first hostage crisis in 1979?). So Iran didn't go to war. Well I know one soldier who will be disappointed (pictured below, being awarded by soon-to-be Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei for his hard work on the battlefield during the Iran-Iraq war):


Ok, so just to recap: being homosexual is against the law, unless you get a sex change, or you're wearing the long black clerical robe indicating that you're a descendent of the Prophet Mohammad, and you just feel like kissing a young, strong, brave soldier. Got it.

And now we can go back to our regular programming.