"Honest Iago, My Desdemona must I leave to thee." (I.iii.294-295)
Iago is called an honest man by multiple characters throughout the first 3 acts. This becomes an epithet used to describe him, even though he's falsely honest. Othello, the Duke, Cassio, and all of the other characters who refer to Iago as honest don't know his secret plans of deceit and mutiny. His false honest is giving people reason to trust him and rely on him, when they are unknowingly playing right into his plan. Iago has no boundaries when it comes to lying to people and meddling in their personal lives. I don't understand anyone (Bryan, I hope you read this and enlighten me) could think that Iago is a noble or respectable character. He is cunning when it comes to his deceit, but he is ruining people's lives without any solid motive. Once he gets the job he wanted (through lying and making up stories) he continues his game. Iago is a lying lowlife and I'm definitely Team Anyone Else.
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