Japan and US military agreement could be in doubt. Attack on Somali president leaves 30 dead in Mogadishu. Pakistani brigadier killed in Islamabad. Iran nuclear deal could be agreed by Friday. South Sudan rejects referendum agreement, and more in today's security briefing
Barack Obama’s policy towards Iran before that country’s presidential election unwittingly helped the Tehran regime to consolidate its power amid its post-election crisis, says Ali Reza Eshraghi.
