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Posted in [VOICES](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices). ## [DIRE STRAITS: The Time is NOW To Confront the “Iran Regime” Issues](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/32579-dire-straits-the-time-is-now-to-confront-the-iran-regime-issues) ALPERN AT LARGE - The situation in the Strait of Hormuz is emblematic of the Kabuki theater (“we want peace, but THEY don’t want peace!”) that should… --- [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/c2/031k-c2c9e417.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/32578-trumps-apocalyptic-rhetoric-echoes-nuclear-annihilation)### [Trump’s Apocalyptic Rhetoric Echoes Nuclear Annihilation](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/32578-trumps-apocalyptic-rhetoric-echoes-nuclear-annihilation) Written by Dr. Alon Ben-Meir on April 20 2026. 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