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From Tehran’s walls to the world: Iran’s visual propaganda as an art of war (2/2)

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · · 1518 words · By Bahar MAKOOI
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From Tehran’s walls to the world: Iran’s visual propaganda as an art of war (2/2) Tehran at War (Part 2/2).

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What happened

From Tehran’s walls to the world: Iran’s visual propaganda as an art of war (2/2) Tehran at War (Part 2/2).

Why it matters

In Iran, the war with the United States is also fought through enormous, state-sponsored posters.

Common ground

Murals transform walls into billboards advertising the official narrative, designed to carry the government's voice far beyond its borders.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 14 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “nearly 25% of the world's oil is transported [through the Strait of Hormuz]”
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The provided evidence mentions the Strait of Hormuz and a 2026 crisis, but none of the sources provide the specific statistic that 'nearly 25% of the world's oil' is transported through it.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Kingdom of Hormuz (also known as Hormoz or, archaically, Ormus; Persian: هرمز; Portuguese: Ormuz) was a kingdom ruled by a dynasty of southern Arab origin. It was located in the eastern side of th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Hormuz
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz () is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam Peninsula under the Musandam Governorate of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz
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Claim 2: “The installation of the designs is managed by several institutions, including the Islamic Development Organisation and the Tehran Municipality’s Beautification Bureau.”
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Claim 3: “the Iran-Iraq War (1980–1988)”
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Wikipedia and Britannica both confirm the Iran-Iraq War took place from 1980 to 1988.
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web search NEUTRAL — Introduction: The Iran-Iraq War, which took place from 1980 to 1988, was a significant armed conflict between two neighboring countries in the Middle East.
https://wssps-un.org/iran-iraq-war-1980-1988/
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web search NEUTRAL — The Iran-Iraq War (1980–88) was a prolonged military conflict between Iran and Iraq. Estimates of total casualties range from one million to twice that number.
https://www.britannica.com/event/Iran-Iraq-War
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web search NEUTRAL — The Iran–Iraq War, also called the First Imposed War by Iran, began with the Iraqi invasion of Iran in September 1980. After eight years of conflict, both countries accepted a ceasefire deal brokered …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–Iraq_War
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Claim 4: “Other posters include a mural of Iranian drones shattering the Star of David and protesters chanting "Death to America".”
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The search results for 'mural' and 'Arab League-Iran relations' are generic and do not mention specific murals of drones shattering the Star of David or protesters chanting 'Death to America'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The dynamic between the League of Arab States and the Islamic Republic of Iran has been ambivalent, owing to the latter's varying bilateral conduct with each country of the former. Iran is located on …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_League–Iran_relations
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI; Kurdish: حیزبی دێموکراتی کوردستانی ئێران, romanized: Hizbi Dêmukrati Kurdıstani Êran, HDKA; Persian: حزب دموکرات کردستان ایران, romanized: Ḥezb-e Demok…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_of_Iranian_Ku…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ruhollah Mostafavi Khomeini (17 May 1900 – 3 June 1989) was an Iranian politician and Shia cleric who served as the first supreme leader of Iran from 1979 until his death in 1989. He was the leader o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruhollah_Khomeini
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Claim 5: “The statue on the left is Alireza Tangsiri, the former commander-in-chief of the Revolutionary Guard Navy who was killed on March 26, 2026, in a bombing by Israel.”
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Claim 6: “Rais Ali Delvari, an Iranian national hero renowned for organising local resistance against British forces in the Tangestan region in 1915.”
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Claim 7: “A towering image of Donald Trump with his mouth sewn shut looms over Valiasr Avenue, one of Tehran’s busiest thoroughfares.”
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Only one specific web search result ('From Tehran’s walls to the world') describes the image of Donald Trump with his mouth sewn shut on Valiasr Avenue. Other results discuss the street or Trump generally but do not corroborate this specific artwork.
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran has weighed attacking US military targets in Europe should Donald Trump escalate the war, according to sources close to the regime, as Tehran considers its options to increase the stakes of the c…
https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/19/iran…
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web search NEUTRAL — Valiasr Avenue is the main Shopping street in Tehran and whole Iran. Many foreign chain stores have branches on this street like Benetton Group (three stores), Reebok, Adidas, etc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFJL4m0rW6Y
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web search NEUTRAL — A towering image of Donald Trump with his mouth sewn shut looms over Valiasr Avenue, one of Tehran's busiest thoroughfares. The US president's mouth is covered by a blue veil in the shape of the Strai…
https://www.modernghana.com/news/1517432/from-tehrans-walls-…
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Claim 8: “the founder of the Islamic Republic, Ruhollah Khomeini”
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Wikipedia and Britannica both explicitly state that Ruhollah Khomeini was the leader of the Iranian Revolution and the founder/first supreme leader of the Islamic Republic.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ruhollah Mostafavi Khomeini was an Iranian politician and Shia cleric who served as the first supreme leader of Iran from 1979 until his death in 1989.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruhollah_Khomeini
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web search NEUTRAL — Ruhollah Khomeini was an Iranian Shi’i cleric who led the revolution that overthrew the shah in 1979. His active opposition to the shah, his theories of Islamic governance, and his networking while in…
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ruhollah-Khomeini
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web search NEUTRAL — Rouhollah-Khomeini. 20 Item(s) found.Imam Khomeini, the late founder of the Islamic Republic through his historic speeches and messages had highlighted the need of confronting global arrogance.
http://en.imam-khomeini.ir/en/key/Rouhollah-Khomeini
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Claim 9: “Ali Khamenei – killed in the war's initial strikes on February 28”
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Multiple independent news sources (The Hindu, Jpost, EuroNews, Al Jazeera) and a Wikipedia entry all confirm that Ali Khamenei was killed in strikes on February 28, 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei (born 8 September 1969) is an Iranian Shia cleric and politician who has served as the third supreme leader of Iran since 2026. A member of the Khamenei family and the second…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojtaba_Khamenei
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Masoud Hosseini Khamenei (born 1974), also known as Mohsen Khamenei is an Iranian Twelver Shia cleric. A member of the Khamenei family, he is the third son of the second Iranian supreme leader Ali K…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masoud_Khamenei
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran, was assassinated in Tehran as part of a series of Israeli airstrikes aimed at high-ranking Iranian officials. Khamenei's death was confir…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Ali_Khamenei
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Claim 10: “General Qassem Soleimani – the former commander of the Quds Force – who was killed in a US strike in Iraq in 2020.”
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Claim 11: “Some designs are produced by the "House of Islamic Revolution Designers", a semi-governmental arts and media organisation.”
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No evidence was found in the search results regarding the 'House of Islamic Revolution Designers'.
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Claim 12: “this method of storytelling through images is rooted in an older tradition called “pardeh-khâni””
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The claim is explicitly stated in one source ('From Tehran’s walls to the world'), but no other independent sources in the provided evidence corroborate the link between Iranian visual storytelling and 'pardeh-khâni'.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Iran-Contra affair was a political scandal that played out between 1985...
https://www.thoughtco.com/the-iran-contra-affair-4175920
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web search NEUTRAL — According to Parsapajouh, this method of storytelling through images is rooted in an older tradition called “pardeh-khâni” – a practice in which a storyteller would share religious or epic tales in fr…
https://www.modernghana.com/news/1517432/from-tehrans-walls-…
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web search NEUTRAL — They share a homemade dinner, eat traditional Yalda fruits, and sit together in the calm countryside, talking, laughing, and remembering old times. When the gathering comes to an end, the children say…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEtPeEGWsHg
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Claim 13: “The billboard-sized poster was installed on May 2”
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While one source mentions the poster exists, none of the provided evidence specifies the installation date as May 2. The other results are irrelevant to the poster's installation date.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's use of social media attracted attention worldwide since he joined Twitter in March 2009. Over nearly twelve years, Trump tweeted around 57,000 times, including about 8,000 times during …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Trump family is a prominent wealthy American family. The best-known member is patriarch Donald Trump, the 45th and current 47th president of the United States (2017–2021, 2025–present). The Trump…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's use of social media attracted worldwide attention since he joined Twitter (now X) in March 2009. Over nearly twelve years, Trump tweeted around 57,000 times, including about 8,000 times…
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Claim 14: “Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, walls have served as a "space for political expression"”
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The search results for 'walls' returned definitions of physical walls or ice cream brands, providing no information regarding the use of walls for political expression in Iran since 1979.
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web search NEUTRAL — Walls.co.uk. Retrieved 8 October 2009. David, Matthieu (3 July 2013). "Distribution: Ice cream in China". Daxue Consulting - Market Research and Consulting China. Retrieved 31 May 2023. "Wall's". Unil…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wall's_(ice_cream)
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web search NEUTRAL — There are various types of walls, including border barriers between countries, brick walls, defensive walls in fortifications, and retaining walls that hold back dirt, stone, water, or noise.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wall
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web search NEUTRAL — Walls® designs durable, functional workwear built for real work. Discover performance clothing engineered for comfort, protection, and everyday reliability.
https://walls.com/
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