Iran is an Islamic republic located in the Middle East, with a history dating back to the world's oldest civilisations. Originally known as Persia, it has been home to powerful empires such as the Achaemenid and Sassanid. The current name, Iran, was adopted in 1935 and means "the land of the Aryans". With an area of approximately 1,648,195 km², it is the seventeenth largest country in the world and is home to a population of over 88 million.
Strategically located between the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf, Iran shares borders with several countries, including Iraq, Turkey, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. This location, together with its vast oil and gas reserves, gives it a geopolitically important role in the region and globally.
Oil prices soar. Cartoon of 09/03/2026 in CTXT On 9 March, oil prices soared by more than 25% in a single day, reaching their highest levels since mid-2022. The price of North Sea crude oil, the benchmark in Europe, reached more than 118 dollars. And as always, there are a lot of factors ... Read more
The war. Cartoon of 01/03/2026 in CTXT Translation of the cartoon. Trump and Netanyahu singing: "We are the world, we are the killer." The world has long been a big box of firecrackers with a bunch of crazy people sitting in it smoking. In the early hours of Saturday 28 February, two of ... Read more
The world according to Trump. Cartoon of 12/01/2025 in CTXT On 26 December 2018, Donald Trump made a surprise visit to US troops in Iraq after announcing the full withdrawal from Syria and the departure of half of the troops from Afghanistan, where he said : "We will no longer be the fools, ... Read more
According to the organisation Hengaw, the writer and cartoonist Rahim Baghal Asghari was arrested in recent days by Iranian security forces in the city of Tabriz. Hengaw speculates that Asghari was reportedly arrested by the Islamic Republic of Iran's security forces and taken to an unknown location and, citing messages from social media ... Read more
US bombs Iran. Cartoon of 22 June 2025 in CTXT The one who said he was not going to start any war and who also claimed he was going to end all ongoing wars, in his unconditional support for the genocidal, illegally attacked Iran without going through Congress or the UN. As Bernie ... Read more
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