Tehran billboards target Trump amid Iran-US conflict
State-sponsored billboards in Tehran use satire to frame the war with the United States and Israel, reaching crowds at Valiasr Square and other busy sites.
- In Tehran, government-sponsored billboards mocking President Donald Trump communicate wartime messages through murals displayed in prominent locations, including Valiasr Square, to document the ongoing conflict.
- Studio manager Mostafa Kafaei explained the creative process relies on Photoshop and AI tools like ChatGPT and Nano Banana. Kafaei described Trump as a 'media personality,' noting the studio responds to his actions as if in a battlefield scenario.
- One billboard at Jomhouri Square shows Trump trapped in a magician's box clutching a Coca-Cola and hamburger with words 'Blink, you're gone!' Another portrays Trump 'At the breaking point' near the Strait of Hormuz; others mimic the Nirvana album cover.
- While many Tehranis are 'currently struggling just to survive,' pharmacy worker Sahar Jahedi noted the billboards help those who 'may not be politically minded' grasp 'the overall context of what is going on in the country.' Kafaei called the pieces 'exceptionally powerful.'
- These displays chronicle the broader Iran-U.S. conflict, including blockades of commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz since the war began in late February. One recent mural depicts an Iranian soldier stepping on a drone, referencing a 'Hormuz catch' by the Revolutionary Guards.
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Donald Trump mocked, Iranian soldier trampling on American drones...: gigantic frescoes installed on the walls of Tehran stage the Iranian official narrative of the war with Israel and the United States.
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Tehran billboards target Trump amid Iran-US conflict
Giant billboards featuring US President Donald Trump have become a prominent part of Tehran’s wartime imagery, using political satire, military symbolism and provocative slogans to portray Iran’s confrontation with the United States and Israel.
The AFP has obtained exceptional access to the team of "The House of Designers" which produces these posters, placed in popular places in the Iranian capital. In a country where art and communication are subject to many restrictions, this studio works within one of the largest public media groups, and displays its creations on government-funded panels. It has created a monumental poster symbolizing the stakes of the strategic Strait of Ormuz, wh…
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