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Questions

To what news ongoing news story does this cartoon refer? (Explain what led to the Ayatollah’s current location.)


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Cartoon by Jonathan Rosenblum

Answers

  • The Iranian regime is believed to have killed 30,000 or many more Iranian citizens in a brutal crackdown by regime forces during ongoing massive nationwide protests.
  • President Trump warned the regime that the U.S. would hit Iran “very hard” in response to such actions – and called for new leadership in Iran.
  • The president also ordered the deployment of significant naval forces to the Middle East, primarily the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group “just in case.”
  • Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has reportedly moved into a fortified underground shelter (bunker) in Tehran.
  • This development stems from assessments by senior military and security officials that there is an heightened risk of a potential U.S. military attack or airstrikes.