The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays – August 21, 2026

Children enjoy a water fountain at the Ebrahim (Abraham) Park, while temperature reaches 40 C (104 F) in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi). Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. DESPERATION OR STRATEGY? THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION THREATENS SECONDARY SANCTIONS AGAINST COUNTRIES DOING BUSINESS WITH IRAN—AS TEHRAN CONDEMNS THE PLAN AS “ECONOMIC TERRORISM.”THE PENTAGON FIRES THREE TOP STARS AND STRIPES JOURNALISTS AMID THEIR REPORTING ON THE IRAN WAR AND ITS HUMAN TOLL… MORE THAN 170 DAYS INTO THE CONFLICT ENVIRONMENTALISTS ARE SOUNDING THE ALARM AFTER THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION MOVED TO SCRAP A 25-YEAR-OLD RULE PROTECTING NATIONAL FORESTS FROM LOGGING AND ROAD CONSTRUCTION THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION LAUNCHES THE NATION’S FIRST AUTISM-SPECIFIC MISSING-PERSON INITIATIVE TRUMP CAMPAIGNS FOR DARLINE GRAHAM AHEAD OF SOUTH CAROLINA’S REPUBLICAN SENATE RUNOFF—FOLLOWING HER HIGH-PROFILE FOREIGN-POLICY FLUB. THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA MOVE CLOSER TO A DEAL TO AVERT 50-PERCENT TARIFFS—AS MANITOBA’S PREMIER WARNS THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP IS “NOT TO BE TRUSTED.” THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IMPOSES NEW SANCTIONS ON CUBA—AS AN OIL BLOCKADE DEEPENS BLACKOUTS AND SHORTAGES FOR FAMILIES ACROSS THE ISLAND.       The post The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays – August 21, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.