Irony, meet ABC News.  ABC News, this is Irony:

The CIA has received secret presidential approval to mount a covert "black" operation to destabilize the Iranian government, current and former officials in the intelligence community tell the Blotter on ABCNews.com.

The sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the subject, say President Bush has signed a "nonlethal presidential finding" that puts into motion a CIA plan that reportedly includes a coordinated campaign of propaganda, disinformation and manipulation of Iran's currency and international financial transactions.

When asked about the new covert activity, a White House spokesman said "I can honestly say now that there are no covert activities happening in Iran.  They used to be covert, but that's changed now hasn't it?"