Politics
The Latest Strait of Hormuz Cartoons
By CM Chaney · May 7, 2026
Trump and Ayatollah Team Up in Hormuz Toll Booth Bitcoin Shakedown
Ed Wexler\\\'s cartoon captures a toll booth in the Strait of Hormuz, where figures resembling Trump and the Ayatollah enforce a $1,000,000 Bitcoin toll. Smoke rises from what look like mines in the water, blending tags like Iran, Strait of Hormuz, tolls, Bitcoin, Trump, Ayatollah, and crypto into a sharp commentary. Cagle Cartoons
Trump Channels Moses in Strait of Hormuz Fiasco
Dave Whamond\'s cartoon shows Trump as Moses, staff raised, yelling at the Strait of Hormuz to open amid Iran war tensions. Waves fail to part, underscoring empty threats and quagmire in this war of choice. Two military figures react with exasperation, one saying he thinks he\'s Moses now. Cagle Cartoons
Trump Paints Himself into a Strait of Hormuz Corner
Ratt's cartoon depicts a scowling Trump figure, dressed in a blue suit and red tie, with a painter's hat perched on his distinctive hair. He grips a dripping brush in one hand and a paint bucket in the other, standing on a tan floor where blue paint spills create a confining corner. Cagle Cartoons
Jesus-Like Figure Tows Oil Tanker in Satirical Strait Scene
The image depicts a figure dressed in a white robe and red cape, complete with a glowing halo, running across the water while pulling a large oil tanker marked 'OIL' with a rope. He holds a golf club in one hand, splashing water with each step against a backdrop of mountains and a clear sky. Cagle Cartoons
Angry Trump Belts Merz in Nuclear Dunk While Putin Cheers On Iran Ties
The cartoon depicts a red-faced Trump, tie askew, raising a belt to strike a bald, bespectacled man labeled Merz whose head pokes from a nuclear bomb-shaped vat of blue liquid. Cagle Cartoons
USA Battleship Plunges Over Hormuz Waterfall in Satirical Cartoon
Arend van Dam's cartoon shows a gray battleship marked USA, complete with guns and missiles, driven by a figure in a suit at the wheel, as it goes over a waterfall between rocky cliffs under a blue sky. Cagle Cartoons
Trump's Face on Stuck Submarine Blocks Strait of Hormuz in Satirical Cartoon
Emad Hajjaj's cartoon depicts a large black submarine with a red hull, stuck between orange landmasses in the Strait of Hormuz, its bow featuring an orange face with yellow hair and a red tie, clearly caricaturing Donald Trump. An American flag flies atop the vessel, while black oil spills into the blue water, reflecting the ship. Cagle Cartoons
New Banksy Statue at Hormuz: A Gray Figure Marches Off the Cliff Amid Tankers
The cartoon shows a large, gray, statue-like figure with a hooded cloak, gripping a flag on a pole, as it steps forward off a cliff's edge. Below stretches a dark sea filled with many small ships of various colors, scattered across the water. In the background, mountains rise against a sky with a crescent moon and flying birds. Cagle Cartoons
Trump Gets Pumped: Iranian Cleric Fuels the MAGA Messiah in Desert Satire
Marian Kamensky's cartoon captures a surreal scene in the desert where a figure resembling Trump, dressed in white and red robes with arms raised skyward, has a gas pump nozzle inserted into his side by a bearded man in dark robes and turban. Cagle Cartoons
New Trumpmobil: Armored Dining on Wheels Amid Terror Threats
Nikola Listes captures President Trump in a satirical Trumpmobil, a blue armored vehicle with a glass dome enclosing a dinner table, plates and glasses spilling as Trump reaches out angrily. Suited agents push the vehicle on a city street, while onlookers react from the sidewalk. Cagle Cartoons
Golden Trump Statue Ends Fossil Fuel Dependency in Hormuz Strait Satire
Tom Janssen draws a massive golden statue resembling Trump, arm raised triumphantly on a 'TRUMP' pedestal, with text boasting 'HE ENDED OUR DEPENDENCY ON FOSSIL FUELS!!' A small figure below quips '...IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ?!' Three tiny onlookers gaze up. Cagle Cartoons
Trump's Messianic March Over Hormuz in Kamensky's Satirical Take
Marian Kamensky nails the absurdity with a Trump caricature striding across the Hormuz waves like some divine emperor, complete with a lamppost halo and a sword in hand. He's dangling a crown of thorns to a bearded prophet type popping up from the depths, all set against a starry night with mountains and a crescent moon. Cagle Cartoons
Trump\'s \'Arc de Trump\' Takes Priority Over Global Crises in Satirical Cartoon
Graeme MacKay\'s cartoon depicts Donald Trump absorbed in unveiling a golden Arc de Trump, a parody of the Arc de Triomphe, topped with his own figure and cherubs, while ignoring flying papers labeled with crises like ICE crisis, Ukraine quagmire, Strait of Hormuz quagmire, and cost of living crisis. Cagle Cartoons
Trump Fires Rocket at Earth in Iran War Satire
Marian Kamensky's cartoon shows a bearded figure in robes watching as a Trump caricature, with his signature hair and red tie, fires a massive rocket launcher. The blast hits a blue Earth globe with arms and legs, kicking it off a rocky cliff into a red, fiery abyss where a grinning devil waits with raised arms. Cagle Cartoons
Trump's 'Oil Syndrome' Strikes in Strait of Hormuz Satire
Becs captures the Donald Trump Administration's fixation on the Strait of Hormuz in a cartoon where the president appears stricken, with aides commenting on the inevitable 'narrowing' due to endless talk. Cagle Cartoons
Doctor Diagnoses Globe-Headed Patient with Life-Threatening Bowel Obstruction in Strait of Hormuz Satire
Arend van Dam\'s cartoon depicts a doctor diagnosing a child-like figure with a globe for a head, pointing to a screen showing the Strait of Hormuz as a life-threatening bowel obstruction. Cagle Cartoons
Trump and Iran Leader Negotiate Atop Sinking Oil Tanker in Hormuz Strait
Emad Hajjaj\'s cartoon captures the tense Hormuz Strait negotiations between Trump and an Iranian figure on a massive tanker ship flying US and Iran flags. The scene shows them balancing a \'NEGOTIATIONS\' table on the tilting vessel, with an anchor chain and a leaking \'Strait of Hormuz\' buoy spilling oil. Cagle Cartoons
Trump\'s Miraculous Walk to Pakistan Ends in a Splashy Fail
Marian Kamensky\'s cartoon captures Trump with a halo, striding across the sea in robes and flip-flops toward signs pointing to Pakistan and USA, evoking peace talks amid Hormuz strife. Cagle Cartoons
Trump Adrift on a Mine in the Strait of Hormuz
Marco De Angelis draws a caricature resembling Donald Trump, shirtless with a US NAVY life preserver, white shorts, and pirate hat, sitting on a large mine bobbing in blue waters. He holds a telescope to his eye, gazing out, while a small buoy nearby bears a Strait of Hormuz sign. Cagle Cartoons
White House Delays: News Anchor Promises Details in Weeks
Peter Kuper\'s political cartoon depicts a stern news anchor at a desk under a large \'NEWS\' sign, holding a paper and announcing vague breaking news from the White House with promises of \'500 to even 1000% details in two to three weeks. Cagle Cartoons
EU Rides Wild Oil Barrel in Modern Economic Rodeo
Marco De Angelis draws a sharp symbolic scene where a figure draped in the European Union flag clings to a bucking oil barrel marked OIL, legs kicking like a furious bull, smoke puffing from its nostrils. The rodeo metaphor nails the wild ride of economy and prices amid war in places like Hormuz. Cagle Cartoons
Doctor Diagnoses Trump\'s Hormuz Discomfort in Satirical X-Ray Cartoon
Monte Wolverton\'s cartoon depicts a doctor holding up an xray that reveals an intestine shaped like the Strait of Hormuz, complete with stars indicating blockages and inflammation. Cagle Cartoons
Iran\'s Leader Takes a Relaxing Dip in Hormuz Spa Amid Trump Buzz
Osama Hajjaj draws an Iranian leader, resembling a cleric in black robes and turban, slouched in a chair with feet immersed in a blue basin labeled Hormuz Spa. Tiny ships float around his feet, evoking the Strait of Hormuz. A phone on his lap displays Trump with a green light, implying a call or alert. Cagle Cartoons
Trump Threads the Needle in Strait of Hormuz Cartoon
Manny Francisco\'s cartoon captures a close-up of a man with a bandage over one eye, tongue out in concentration, holding a needle labeled Strait of Hormuz. The thread resembles the USA map, with smoke trailing. Tags like Trump, president, USA, Strait of Hormuz, political satire underscore the image. Cagle Cartoons
Trump Threatens to Walk on Water in Strait of Hormuz Toll Dispute
Pat Bagley\'s cartoon captures Trump in a heated standoff at a \'TOLLS\' booth in the Strait of Hormuz, where a barrier halts small boats resembling tankers. Cagle Cartoons
Trump Sinks in Concrete Shoes Amid Hormuz Blockade
Joep Bertrams captures the Strait of Hormuz tensions with a caricature of Donald Trump sinking in concrete shoes marked blockade, bubbles rising from his open mouth as a fish in a black hat nibbles his red tie. The underwater setting features a cracked wall labeled Hormuz, emphasizing the sunk metaphor for diplomatic failures. Cagle Cartoons
Hormuz Blockade Sinks U.S. Consumer Sentiment in Sharp Cartoon Satire
Monte Wolverton's cartoon captures the Hormuz Strait blockade with warships and tankers lined up on the water's surface, a clear nod to geopolitical strife in key oil passages. Below, the phrase U.S. consumer sentiment is etched into the ocean floor, surrounded by fish, driving home the idea of economic morale hitting rock bottom. Cagle Cartoons
Dunce Cap on the Strait: Ignorance Blocks Hormuz in Satirical Map
The cartoon depicts a simplified map of the Middle East, including labels for Iran, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Riyadh, and the Persian Gulf. The Strait of Hormuz is prominently marked, with a caricatured man in a suit and red tie wearing a dunce cap labeled \'DUNCE\' positioned over it. Cagle Cartoons
Iran\'s Toll Booth in the Strait of Hormuz Praises Trump\'s Business Genius
John Darkow\'s cartoon from 2026 illustrates the Strait of Hormuz as a toll road for commercial traffic, with a booth labeled Iran demanding $1 million. The ship itself speaks, agreeing that Trump is a business genius, highlighting themes of tolls and international shipping tensions. Cagle Cartoons