Iran threatened London 2012 Olympics Logo

Iran objects to the logo for the 2012 London Olympics - Iran has threatened to boycott the Olympic Games in London unless the organization in its official logo, the message says Tehran spells the word "Zion".

The Secretary General of the Iranian National Olympic Committee, said that Iran, in a letter to President of the International Olympic Committee, Jacques Rogge. The letter claimed the 2012 logo spelled "Zion, " a biblical term is generally accepted to refer to the city of Jerusalem.

In statements to the official IRNA news agency carried out Monday, said the Secretary General Bahram Afsharzadeh the letter, the other Muslim countries against the "racist logo."

We are surprised that the complaint was not made, "said the committee.

2012 London Olympics logo stands for the number 2012, nothing else. It was launched in 2007 after testing and consultation. We are surprised that the complaint was not made.