Deal to End War in Iran at G7; Pride Month Meets Resistance in CA – June 17, 2026

Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.   U.S. President Donald Trump, center, speaks as he is flanked by, from left, U.S Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during a media conference at the end of the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)   President Donald Trump defends his deal to end war in Iran with world leaders as the G7 summit comes to a close; Federal reserve rates stay the same and may hike despite Trump’s promise to lower it; Protests continue in Gilroy over construction of an ICE detention center and begin over the construction of an AI data Center; Package of gun control laws passed in Virginia; Fresno County’s Board of Supervisors voted to declare June “Traditional Nuclear Family Month”; Pride night for the San Francisco Giants becomes part of national culture war on LGBTQ+ community; New weather models forecast what could be the most extreme El Nino weather events on record. The post Deal to End War in Iran at G7; Pride Month Meets Resistance in CA – June 17, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.