Stephen Colbert Decides to Start a Shorts Rebellion in Iran (VIDEO)

Stephen Colbert was in full-on mock outraged mode thinking about the latest dress code laws imposed in Iran. And he decided to use 'The Colbert Report' (Weeknights, 11:30PM ET on Comedy Central) to launch a rebellion.

Iranian leaders have recently embarked on a "moral security plan" to protect the country from so-called "un-Islamic" trends and a "western cultural invasion."

Under the new strict dress code men have been banned from wearing necklaces, and there's also a crack-down on short pants, loose headscarves on women and certain hairstyles on men.

Colbert feels that the necklace ban is a step too far: "It is an outrage. People of Iran, rise up! Throw off your chains! And then throw on your [neck] chains!"

And as for the shorts prohibition, well ... "We cannot allow the Iranian people to suffer alone. It is time to take a stand!" And as part of that stand, Colbert ripped off his suit pants to reveal a snazzy pair of pin-striped shorts.

Caressing his manly gams, Colbert threw down the gauntlet to any watching Iranian leaders: "How do you like the taste of this?"