President Trump says pressure measures on Iran are effective
On August 26 (local time), according to TASS news agency, US President Donald Trump said that the combination of military measures and economic pressure is being effective in the confrontation with Iran.
In an interview with the press, Mr. Trump said both methods were effective when asked if economic pressure was more effective than military attacks.
The US President said that Iran is facing severe inflation and a weakening economy. However, he said there has been no decision on resuming negotiations with Tehran.
I'm not in a hurry. I have absolutely no schedule," Mr. Trump said.
Ukraine attacks Donetsk with Storm Shadow missiles
Also on August 26, Mr. Denis Pushilin, head of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), said that Ukraine had used long-range Storm Shadow cruise missiles manufactured by Britain and France to attack the center of Donetsk.
Mr. Pushilin said that the attack occurred in the area near the Donetsk City commercial and entertainment center, in the Kievsky district of Donetsk.
The attack injured 8 people.
Information about the attack was released in the context of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.
The Ukrainian side has not yet commented on the above information.
Germany ends military advisory mission in Kurdistan
According to Xinhua news agency, Germany has now ended its military advisory mission in the autonomous Kurdistan region in Iraq, ending many years of operations within the framework of the US-led international coalition against the Islamic State (IS) organization.
The mission completion ceremony was held at Erbil International Airport. The Kurdistan regional government acknowledged Germany's role in supporting the Peshmerga forces to deal with IS.
Germany's withdrawal of forces takes place as Iraq prepares to complete the process of withdrawing international alliance forces on September 30. Baghdad is expected to move from a cooperation mechanism within the alliance framework to bilateral security relations with member countries.
The US-led international coalition was established in 2014 to support Iraqi security forces against IS. After IS lost control of its territory in Iraq in 2017, Baghdad repeatedly called for the end of the coalition's military mission.
