the middle east

Dozy Donald Negotiates Dream Deal With Iran
RJ Matson, Portland, ME
Iran Cartoon Depicts Strait of Hormuz as Hostage Tactic Amid Oil Tensions
Bruce Plante, PoliticalCartoons.com
The cartoon shows a figure labeled Iran in desert robes holding a rifle and standing on a pizza slice marked with a crescent moon. A speech bubble has the figure saying holding the Strait of Hormuz is like taking a hostage which is kind of our thing. The scene is set against palm trees and sand dunes. It responds to ongoing concerns about Iran and shipping routes in the Persian Gulf as of late May 2026.
Trump's Iran Peace Deal
TRUMP'S IRAN PEACE DEAL by Sean Delonas, politicalcartoons.com
Delonas depicts Donald Trump announcing an Iran peace deal while simultaneously conducting military strikes against Iranian targets. The cartoon highlights the surreal contradiction of wartime diplomacy where bombs and negotiations proceed simultaneously. The visual captures Trump's pattern of threatening and dealing at the same time.
Coach Trump stands before cluttered Iran Plan chalkboard asking for explanation
COACH TRUMP'S IRAN PLAYBOOK by Steve Sack, politicalcartoons.com
The image presents a coach figure positioned in front of a green chalkboard filled with a dense collection of white lines boxes arrows circles and x marks beneath the heading Iran Plan. The figure wears a red shirt with a whistle and the word Coach visible on the chest. Two speech bubbles contain the phrases That's the play and Now could someone explain it to me. A signature reading sack appears at the lower left along with website text at the bottom edge.
Cupid needs a new job.
Arcadio Esquivel, Costa Rica
May
25
2026
Missiles that kill.
Arcadio Esquivel, Costa Rica
Trump Raises Iran Deal Paper as Explosion Fills Sky
TRUMP: PEACE IN OUR TIME by Sean Delonas, politicalcartoons.com
Sean Delonas cartoon shows Donald Trump raising Iran Deal paper while speech bubble states Peace in Our Time. Mushroom cloud explosion is visible behind airplane with partial text and stars. Foreground figures and film strip edges frame the scene using tags Trump, Iran Deal, explosion, peace, airplane, cartoon.
Peace is being sought in a sea of doubts.
Arcadio Esquivel, Costa Rica
Pope Leo XIV steals Trump's MAGA sheep
Michael de Adder, CagleCartoons.com
May
19
2026
Good and bad news.
Arcadio Esquivel, Costa Rica
Dad Shepherds Because of Gas Prices
DAD SHEPHERDS BECAUSE OF GAS PRICES by Gary McCoy, politicalcartoons.com
May
19
2026
Military Pundit Faces Repeated Questions on Iran Invasion
Harley Schwadron, CagleCartoons.com
The cartoon displays three figures in a room with a window view. A man in uniform talks to a woman while another woman stands apart. The visible caption addresses the difficulty of being a military pundit asked about invading Iran. Tags include military, pundit, Iran, Middle East, Israel, nukes, bombs, Trump, foreign policy.
May
18
2026
Economies and War
ECONOMIES AND WAR by Paresh Nath, politicalcartoons.com
May
17
2026
Trump in Beijing
Patrick Chappatte, Le Temps, Switzerland
Attack on civil infrastructure
Vladimir Kazanevsky, Ukraine, PoliticalCartoons.com
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