News of Sunday 2 September 2018

• Military war on Iran unlikely, Armed Forces must boost capabilities: Ayat. Khamenei
• US decision to halt UN refugee funding portends more trouble for Mideast
• Thirty Nigerian soldiers 'killed' in Boko Haram army base raid
• Arab League slams US aid cut to UN Palestine agency
• Iran, France FMs confer on bilateral ties, regional developments
• Yemeni naval forces, allies hit Saudi vessel off Jizan coast: Report
• Pentagon cuts military aid to Pakistan over failure to act against militants
• Iraq, Russia, Iran, Syria military chiefs discuss security, intel cooperation