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Trump, burger, Hormuz: meet the Iranian team behind billboard war on US

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Designers' House in Tehran creates large billboards with anti-US messaging displayed prominently around the city, such as an image of Donald Trump’s mouth sewn shut by the Strait of Hormuz, accompanied by the phrase "At the breaking point." Mostafa Kafaei, 32, who manages the studio, explains that these visuals help people understand the context of Iran's conflict with the US and Israel. The billboards are seen daily by large crowds in places like Valiasr Square.

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Designers’ House, a Tehran-based creative studio led by Mostafa Kafaei, has been producing large billboards with anti-US messaging in prominent locations across the city. These billboards mock US President Donald Trump and depict American drones underfoot of Iranian soldiers, reflecting Iran's tensions with the United States and Israel. One notable billboard shows Trump’s lips sewn shut by the Strait of Hormuz, accompanied by the phrase “At the breaking point.” Kafaei says these visuals help people understand the broader context of Iran’s situation. The billboards are displayed in areas like Valiasr Square, where they are seen daily by large crowds.

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Trump, burger, Hormuz: meet the Iranian team behind billboard war on US Designers’ House’s chief Kafaei said the striking visuals helped people to grasp ‘the overall context of what is going on in the country’ Huge billboards on the walls of Tehran mocking US President Donald Trump and depicting American drones under the boot of an Iranian soldier are providing a chronicle of Iran’s war with the United States and Israel.

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Trump, burger, Hormuz: meet the Iranian team behind billboard war on US · assertive framing

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billboards → meet → States

Khaneh-ye Tarrahan, or Designers’ House, produces the billboards with anti-US messaging for prominent locations in Tehran where they are seen daily by large crowds of passers-by, including the city’s famed Valiasr Square. asserted

they → produce → Square

The team created a towering portrayal of Trump’s lips sewn and his mouth muzzled by the Strait of Hormuz waterway at the centre of the Iran war, accompanied by the words “At the breaking point”. asserted

mouth → create → point

“When news breaks, the team mobilises: ideas are generated, the graphic designers are briefed and we collaborate,” said Mostafa Kafaei, 32, who manages the studio. asserted

who → break → studio