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> This is definitely a lathe. These bearded Iranian guys think that they are workers.
They're literally Islamig Gommunists. According to CRW Flags,
> Out of a vice comes an erect naked arm ending in a fist. In the fist are crossed sickle and gun with bajonette. Above the cross is a 5-point star. The whole is placed into a circle representing the globe. On its right side is a wreath of laurel(?). In the background is the silhouette of the Iran. Beneath the vice, at the top of the circle and beneath the circle there are inscriptions.
>  Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 September 2010

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Is there any political context behind the flag change or was it merely an aesthetic choice?