5 critical cartoons about the deadly crackdown on protesters in Iran

Artists take on twinning, booed off stage, and more

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This cartoon is titled “Separated at Birth.” It features a bloody Donald Trump on the left and a bloody Ayatollah on the right. They both speak the same message: “I deploy our security forces as protection against foreign foes and domestic terrorists.”

(Image credit: Jonathan Brown / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

The Ayatollah sits on a throne on a stage in this political cartoon. He’s about to be swept off stage by two hooks that are labeled “Iranian” and “People.”

(Image credit: Gary Varvel / Copyright 2025 Creators Syndicate)

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