I have the same problem. Currently I’m using this hack:
// wordpress 3.8 rtl icon hack
add_action( 'admin_head', function() {
?>
<style>
span.mce_rtl:before {
content: '\f320';
}
span.mce_rtl {
-moz-transform: scaleX(-1);
-o-transform: scaleX(-1);
-webkit-transform: scaleX(-1);
transform: scaleX(-1);
filter: FlipH;
-ms-filter: "FlipH";
}
</style>
<?php
});
The flipping CSS code is from here: https://css-tricks.com/snippets/css/flip-an-image/