Image: 18th century mirror writing (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirror_writing) in Ottoman (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_Empire) calligraphy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calligraphy) . Depicts the phrase 'Ali is the vicegerent of God' in both directions. Public domain. [Truly genius calligrapher] Gregory R Copley, Defense and Foreign Affairs, in re: Rethinking Iran after the virus. 1 of 2.