# Press review: Iran war strains US global reach as Washington revives Gaza settlement talks

https://mins.news/en/item/24969

- TASS, 2026-08-18 10:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/pressreview/2174453

> Russian newspapers report that the United States is concentrating forces near Iran while sharply reducing annual military exercises with South Korea, citing cost and a possible effort to resume dialogue with North Korea. Washington has also reentered talks on the second phase of a Gaza settlement, but disputes remain over Hamas disarmament and the sequencing of an Israeli troop withdrawal.

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