Afra Shamir

As Iran’s Hard-liners Tighten Their Grip, Ordinary Iranians Resort to Humor

One man showed up dressed as the blue Genie from “Aladdin” and declared his presidential candidacy. Another one, donning a face mask made from the Iranian flag, created massive chaos in the registration hall, then promised the bemused bureaucrats that he was running to “save Iran from the current chaos.”