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Peace, With a Calendar Attachment

A hand-drawn editorial cartoon shows Donald Trump at a desk attaching two calendar pages marked “NOV 3” as wings to a paper dove. A suited aide holds an empty birdcage and looks worried. Scissors, paper scraps and a tape dispenser clutter the desk. An American flag and a window overlooking mountains, water and ships fill the background. The speech bubble asks, “Does it fly, or just expire?”

Trump pledged on Thursday that the US would not attack Iran before November 3. The announcement places an election-linked limit on further military action without establishing a permanent peace agreement.

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The announcement is a presidential commitment, not proof that hostilities have ended. AP describes a collapsed June agreement and continuing negotiations. The conflict has disrupted the Strait of Hormuz, an important international oil route. Claims about diplomatic progress remain attributed to Trump. (apnews.com)

This cartoon is satire. Its visual dialogue is invented; the linked reporting provides the factual background.

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Does it fly,
or just expire?

NOV
3

comicoftheday.com · 9 OCT 2026 · SATIRE

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