Iran issues ultimatum to US over Hormuz; Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed responds to Trump; California wins injunction against Shasta County voter ID measure; Nagasaki commemorates the 1945 US atomic bombing

Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Iran issues ultimatum to US, says will not open Hormuz unless US “corrects its behavior” — Israel refuses to withdraw from Gaza Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed responds to Donald Trump’s post about him, as progressives nationwide gain visibility California wins preliminary injunction blocking Shasta County from requiring ID to vote, in a week that marks the passage of the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act. A moment of silence and protest in Nagasaki, Japan as the city’s Peace Bell rings out to commemorate the US bombing of the city in 1965. The mayor says nuclear weapons are “absolute evil” and opposes the government’s pro-nuclear moves. And we speak with historian Ron Suny about the conflict between Russia and Ukraine The post Iran issues ultimatum to US over Hormuz; Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed responds to Trump; California wins injunction against Shasta County voter ID measure; Nagasaki commemorates the 1945 US atomic bombing appeared first on KPFA.