WorldVoice of America Chinese Broadcast — August 26, 2026

The program highlights the second day of the U.S. global economic assault on Iran. Trump said Tehran could not pay military wages while killing protesters, proposed renaming Lake Ontario “Lake America,” and announced that mines laid by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz had been cleared, with U.S. forces ready to destroy any vessel found laying mines. U.S., South Korean and Japanese officials also held diplomatic coordination meetings.