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Sound Off: June 3, 2026

By Sun Herald
A man crosses a street past a billboard on a building depicting the Strait of Hormuz with a caption in Persian reading, "Forever in Iran's Hand," at Vanak Square in Tehran on Monday. As Iranian officials were in Doha to hold talks with Qatar to end the three-month-old war, U.S. forces conducted strikes in southern Iran against targets, including boats attempting to lay mines and missile launch sites.
A man crosses a street past a billboard on a building depicting the Strait of Hormuz with a caption in Persian reading, "Forever in Iran's Hand," at Vanak Square in Tehran on Monday. As Iranian officials were in Doha to hold talks with Qatar to end the three-month-old war, U.S. forces conducted strikes in southern Iran against targets, including boats attempting to lay mines and missile launch sites. ATTA KENARE AFP via Getty Images

Sun Herald readers weigh in on local and national topics.

Iran

President Trump can repeatedly bomb Iran and they still won’t back down, while Republicans in Congress spend every day terrified that they might draw a mean Truth Social post if they step out of line from Dear Leader’s whims and wishes.

This is fine

Maybe if he hadn’t been telling us for 3 months that a surrender deal with Iran was imminent he wouldn’t have to post at 1:02 a.m. that he has no idea how to get out of this war while accomplishing anything meaningful.

Keeping track

We ripped up a terrible Iran deal that gave that country billions and bombed them so that we could ... make a worse deal that gives them hundreds more billions? Is that how we’re Making America Great Again?

Boondoggle

Has the Secretary of War finished that “investigation” of what happened on the bombing of the elementary school where all those kids are killed?

Complaints

There sure are a lot of people complaining about a deal that hasn’t even been signed yet. Maybe everyone could, I don’t know, actually allow the deal to be made before they tell us how bad it supposedly is?

They earned it

The Iranians have been asking to be attacked for decades. Regardless of how long it takes, they have earned this war.

Trump playbook

Former AG Pam Bondi certainly learned the Donald Trump method very well. Pass the buck, deny, deny, deny, and never, ever admit you did anything wrong.

Friend or foe?

Artificial Intelligence may become one of mankind’s greatest achievements, or one of its greatest threats. History shows that every major invention created for good eventually finds its way into the hands of those who seek power, control, or profit at the expense of others. AI now has the potential to invade privacy, manipulate thought, and expand government and corporate surveillance beyond anything previously imaginable. The question Americans should be asking is simple: will AI remain a servant to humanity, or will humanity slowly become servant to AI?

Exciting

UFC is one of the fastest-growing sports across the world, and already one of the biggest. It’s appropriate, and awesome, that we will celebrate our country by hosting a card at the White House.

We’re waiting

Boy, that “your electric bill will be cut in half” malarkey would sure come in handy right now for all of us struggling and forgotten Americans.

Redistricting

Let’s remember who started all this redistricting and gerrymandering mess in the first place, Donald Trump and Texas governor Greg Abbott. Did they expect no one to fight back in kind?

Another winner

I just read about the candidate the Democrats are trotting out in Maine. Holy cow. And y’all complain about the Republicans?

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