Overview
- A staged cage holding an actor wearing a Donald Trump mask was mounted several meters above Tajrish Square and unveiled earlier this week as a public art installation.
- Tehran’s city administration and government-aligned media say the exhibit will run 24 hours a day and form part of a wider campaign to demand answers for alleged US attacks on civilian sites.
- A screen beside the cell cycles images and messages denouncing alleged US "war crimes," including references to a school and a wedding that Iranian sources say were hit in recent strikes.
- The installation has drawn crowds who film and take selfies, with some bystanders insulting the actor and a few voicing violent threats, underscoring high public anger over the conflict.
- Reporters note the cage is one element in a stepped-up propaganda push since the war began in late February that has used murals, billboards and video games to shape public sentiment; the allegations reported by Iranian officials have not been independently adjudicated.