Sound Off

Sound Off: June 20, 2026

By Sun Herald

June 20, 2026 5:00 AM

People walk past a banner with a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, in Tehran on Wednesday. The leaders of the U.S. and Iran signed an interim peace deal electronically on Wednesday evening, according to state media of both countries. Majid Asgaripour West Asia News Agency via REUTERS

Sun Herald readers weigh in on local and national topics.

The Iran deal

The point so many of you seem to be missing is that the only way the Iranians get anything is if they comply fully and change their behavior.

Getting better

Oil is flowing through the Strait of Hormuz and prices are coming down. The small price we paid will be worth it for a safer world.

Art of the Deal

Trump: “Only complete and total surrender. ” Iran: “Nah.” Trump: “OK, then. No nukes ever. We want the nuclear dust.” Iran: “We’re keeping it. ” Trump: “We have a deal.”

Great work

Trump caved. The early-May naval attempt to break the closure of Hormuz could have worked. He didn’t give it a chance.

That didn’t take long

Iran knew that Trump was so desperate for a deal that they could agree to one they knew would be immediately broken by Israel.

We won?

Why aren’t you super excited that the President of Peace has negotiated an end to the Iran war? The Strait of Hormuz is open for at least 60 days, and it only cost the U.S. $300 billion and 13 US lives.

Democrats

The far left progressive wing of the Democratic Party has become the base of the Democratic Party. There’s going to be a wave of Zohran Mamdanis that pop up.

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