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On August 17th, U.S. Ambassador to Argentina Peter Lamelas denied on the 15th that the U.S. government had changed its position on the sovereignty dispute over the Falkland Islands (Malvinas Islands). In an interview with Argentine television station TN, Lamelas claimed that the U.S. government remains "neutral" in the Falklands sovereignty dispute, and that "this has not changed." According to media reports, emails leaked from the U.S. Department of Defense in April indicated that U.S. President Trump was considering withdrawing his support for the UKs position in the Falklands sovereignty dispute. Lamelas admitted to having heard of the "internal email" but claimed ignorance of its contents.Iraqi Finance Minister: We will continue to strengthen non-oil revenues to address the impact of the Strait of Hormuz blockade.Iraqi Finance Minister: The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has had a direct impact on the Iraqi economy.A joint statement from Egypt, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan called for support for the Peace Commission’s efforts to implement the roadmap and advance the second phase.On August 17th, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense announced on social media that it had launched a large-scale drone attack on the logistics hub of the Russian e-commerce giant Wildberry in the Moscow region in the early hours of the day. Separately, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on the same day that it had also targeted Ukrainian military industrial enterprises and oil refineries.
