Episode 53
Strings Attached
The Art of the Steal.
Context & sources
From the news: Al Jazeera reports that the US is sending a third aircraft carrier towards Iran after Trump rejected Iran’s proposed diplomatic roadmap. The report describes military pressure continuing alongside diplomacy.
From the comic: The elongated nose draws on Carlo Collodi’s Pinocchio; the marionette strings turn the press-scrum pose into a visual question about power and control. “The Art of the Steal” supplies the editorial punchline.
Al Jazeera: US to send third aircraft carrier towards Iran
Breaking News: The US rejects Iran's offer to reopen the strait and increases military posturing in the Persian Gulf region
HOA News: With Trump, there's always a quid pro quo and a lie
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