Analyze the political cartoon.

PositionCARTOON ANALYSIS - Brief article

(1) Why is Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, shown in a hot-air balloon?

(2) What does the symbol on the balloon stand for?

(3) Less weight in the basket lets a hot-air balloon soar higher. What "weight" is Ahmadinejad tossing out? What might his goat be?

(4) What is the cartoonist suggesting about the Iranian government's response to international sanctions? Who...

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