SBS Japanese News for Tuesday 18 August - SBS日本語放送ニュース8月18日火曜日

A 60-day negotiating period between Iran and the United States has ended without a peace agreement. Iran has since announced it is shifting from a “defensive” to a “fully offensive” posture. The Federal Government is moving ahead with plans for a $3.2 billion strategic fuel reserve, which will eventually hold one billion litres of diesel and jet fuel. Japan’s Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi…