A caricature by an Iranian cartoonist has claimed the third prize at the International Editorial Cartoon competition held in Canada.

Mas'ud Ziaei, the prominent Iranian cartoonist has come in third in the international contest with the theme of 'Rewriting History'.

The prize-winning Iranian artist surpassed cartoonists from 40 countries and his work of art was selected among 700 cartoons submitted to the competition.

The international jury of the event granted certificates of excellence to another Iranian entrant, Mahmood Salami.

Ivan Anchukov from the Russian Federation and Gilbert Daroy from the Philippines took first and second places respectively at the event.

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