The Red Cross/Red Crescent Societies have an outdated donation system, making it difficult to donate to a specific cause online. In order to donate money online to Iran, one would have to go directly though Red Crescent Iran's website... which is not working right now.
( http://www.rcs.ir/persian/index.aspx?portalid=19 )
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies does have an online donation page at http://donate.ifrc.org/?navid=02_02 , but a donor can't choose Iran as a destination for their contribution. Iran would have to put out an official appeal for aid in order to be on the list, which they may not be able to do at the moment.
However, after calling up and down the chain of American Red Cross and International Red Crescent Societies, I have been assured that you can donate over the phone or by mail to your own local Red Cross chapter, specify that the money is to go to Iran Red Crescent, and the money will get there.
If you would like to tangibly help Iran's people, giving to an established charity is an excellent choice. Even if all the Red Crescent can do at the moment is hand out water and blankets, they will need money to do it. Please consider sending even $5 to help.
A show of support is a fine thing, but actual support is even better.
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