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Nuclear Reaction

The P5+1 and Iran/ Came up with a brilliant plan:/ Enrichment is stopped/ And sanctions get dropped/ (Though Bibi is not a big fan)./// The P5+1 and IranCame up with a brilliant plan:Enrichment is stoppedAnd sanctions get dropped(Though Bibi is … Continue reading

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Nukes of Hazard

Iran and the P5+1/ Came to a deal in Lausanne/ Cutting Iranian/ Processed uranium/ Down to a third of a tonne./// Iran and the P5+1Came to a deal in LausanneCutting IranianProcessed uranium Down to a third of a tonne.#half-rhymes #poetic … Continue reading

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Happiness Forbidden

Police in Iran say it’s wrong/ For folks to be singing along/ In Western apparel/ To Happy by Pharrell/ (Not really a treasonous song). ///http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/young-iranians-arrested-and-made-to-confess-on-tv-for-being-too-happy-9409988.html https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/469153911358910464

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Howdy Saudi

John Kerry is visiting Saudi/Essentially just to say howdy/And mull with the King/The old Arab Spring/And how not to let it get rowdy./// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-24799662 John Kerry is visiting SaudiEssentially just to say howdyAnd mull with the KingThe old Arab SpringAnd … Continue reading

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It’s Good to Talk

Two fellows, Barack and Hassan/ Who lead the US and Iran/ Had talks on the phone/ Whose positive tone/ May stop the shit hitting the fan. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-24304088 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/383903067726700544

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Who Runs Iran?

There was an old man named Hassan/ Who took over running Iran/ He wants to make friends/ But that all depends/ On whether Hassan’s his own man. ///http://www.aljazeera.com/video/middleeast/2013/08/2013843428202796.html https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/364011682848186368

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I ran Iran

Rouhani, who ran in Iran,And not the Supreme Leader’s manHas won the electionA change of directionThat wasn’t in Khamenei’s plan. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22916174 Rouhani, who ran in Iran,And not the Supreme Leader's manHas won the electionA change of directionThat wasn't in Khamenei's … Continue reading

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Major Tom’s a Monkey

There once was a simian Persian/ Got sent on a rocket excursion/ The poor monkey’s face/ Suggested that space/ Produced a degree of aversion. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21230691 There once was a simian Persian/Got sent on a rocket excursion/The poor monkey's face/Suggested that … Continue reading

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Shitty Institution

There is a big bank in the City/ With 10 billion less in the kitty/ Standard Chartered’s accused/ Of having abused/ Anti-laundering rules. What a pity. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19159286

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Pouring Trouble on Oiled Waters

A high council of the EU’s/Decided there’s nothing to lose/By a vote to embargo/#Iran’s oily cargo/(Till Iran blocks the Strait of Hormuz). http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16674660

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