LONDON -- When the logo for the London 2012 Olympics was unveiled four years ago, critics slammed the sign as a crime against design, with some saying the graffiti-style scrawl resembled a swastika and others arguing it looked like Lisa Simpson engaging in a sex act.
Now the Iranian government has belatedly joined the critical conversation, claiming that the jagged 2012 motif actually spells out the word Zion. Authorities in Tehran this week handed a formal complaint to the International Olympic Committee, warning that Iranian athletes might stay away from the games unless the logo is changed.
The International Olympic Committee has confirmed that it received Iran's complaint, but it dismissed as nonsense the idea that the logo contains hidden Israeli propaganda. The London 2012 logo represents the figure 2012, nothing else, a spokesperson told the British daily The Guardian.
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