The world this week
The weekly cartoon
April 1, 2026
Dig deeper into the subjects of this week’s cartoon:
The perils of a ground war in Iran
How would American ground forces take Kharg?
Could special forces truly obliterate Iran’s nuclear programme?
How would American ground forces take Kharg?
Could special forces truly obliterate Iran’s nuclear programme?
The editorial cartoon appears weekly in The Economist. You can see last week’s here.