Political cartoons for April 7

Tuesday's political cartoons include an Iranian off-ramp, AI assimilation, and lunar citizenship

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This cartoon depicts a presidential limousine on the highway. It is at a fork in the road with a sign leading to the Iran War and a sign leading to an offramp. The car heads toward war and a voice from inside says, “Sir, you blew up the infrastructure already! Now on to plan #38!”

(Image credit: John Darkow / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

This cartoon is titled “Resistance is Futire.” It shows Earth from space as a giant, imposing cube labeled “AI” floats nearby. A voice from Earth says, “It feels like AI is assimilating US and not the other way around?”

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

This is a two-panel cartoon with wildly-drawn caricatures of Donald Trump on both sides. On the left he says, “We will bomb Iran back to the stone age..” On the right, he gets hit in the head with a small stone.

(Image credit: Clay Jones / Copyright 2025 Claytoonz)

Two aliens on the moon speak to each other as Earth looms in the background. One alien says, “Orbiting the moon?!! Next they’ll be claiming birthright citizenship.”

(Image credit: Michael Ramirez / Copyright 2025 Creators Syndicate)

This cartoon is titled “The Democrats Debate” and includes all the Democratic candidates for governor of California and current Governor Gavin Newsom. The candidates say, “I thought I already dropped out.” “I’m not dropping out! There’s still space on my whiteboard!” “The climate isn’t right for me to drop out.” “I’ll drop out when I have achieved peak stubble.” “Yee-haw! My glasses are polling at seven percent.” “I’ll drop out when I have achieved peak stubble.” “My stubble isn’t accountable to billionaires.” Newsom looks at the group and says, “Can I tweet about stubble?” An aid responds, “Relax, you can grow it by 2028.”

(Image credit: Jack Ohman / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency)

This cartoon is titled “Still waiting to be rescued after being shot down over Iran.” It depicts a rocky landscape where three silhouettes look up at a rescue helicopter with raised hands. The silhouettes are labeled “U.S. Credibility, U.S. Reliability” and “U.S. Respect.”

(Image credit: Joe Heller / Copyright 2025 Hellertoon.com)

This cartoon is titled “Running on Empty.” A female and male hiker in a desert look at a rock formation that is shaped like a gas gauge. The rock is labeled “Water” and the dial is pointing to Empty.

(Image credit: Pat Bagley / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

This cartoon is titled “Geography Lesson.” A globe with a human face and a pointer is trying to teach Donald Trump. The globe points to a map of the Middle East on the wall. Iran has been labeled “Vietnam”.

(Image credit: Bill Bramhall / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency)

This political cartoon is titled “Bombs Away…” An American fighter plane has dropped a bomb that Donald Trump is seated upon. The bomb is titled “Approval Ratings” and trails behind papers labeled “Wars” “Wall Street” with an arrow pointing down, “Ice Brutality” “Tariffs” “TSA Delays” and “Gas Prices” with an arrow pointing up.

(Image credit: John Cole / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

This cartoon is titled “Infinity War.” It depicts two American soldiers standing on a road which is wrapped around itself to resemble the symbol for infinity. One soldier says, “The war in Iran is over! We won!” The other soldier says, “We need to attack Iran all over again!”

(Image credit: Dave Whamond / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

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