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Murkowski: Trump Iran threat ‘cannot be excused away’

Apr 8, 2026Center

Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski on Tuesday slammed President Trump for threatening that “a whole civilization will die” in Iran, before he backed off and suspended strikes on the Middle Eastern country for two weeks. “The President’s threat that ‘a whole civilization will die tonight’ cannot be excused away as an attempt to gain leverage in…

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