Sputnik - Former Defence Secretary James Mattis declined to carry out orders from President Trump or otherwise limited his options in order to manage the escalation of tensions with North Korea, Iran and Syria, a report from The New Yorker has suggested. "The president thinks out loud. Do you treat it like an order? Or do you treat it as part of ...

RT - Vladimir Putins simple-minded nature is to blame for the growing tensions between the US and Russia, Defense Secretary James Mattis has claimed, flexing his elite Marine Corps analytical skills. The Pentagon chief on Sunday accused Russias president of being aslow learnerwhose irresponsible denseness is creatinganimosity against his people ...

The Guardian - US defense secretary James Mattis said on Saturday the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi undermined Middle Eastern stability and Washington would take additional measures against those responsible. But he reiterated the Trump administrations commitment to Saudi Arabia, a key ally against Iran. At the same conference in Bahrain,...

IRNA Omani Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullahs trip to Washington and his meeting with US Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis aimed at reducing tensions between Iran and the US, Al Arab Newspaper reported. Alawi trip to US took place after his meeting with Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif, according to Al Arab newspaper. Zarif ...

Press TV - US Defense Secretary James Mattis has dismissed a news report that the United States is preparing military action against Iran, describing it as fiction. He made the remarks on Friday a day after Australian outlet ABC News published an article, suggesting military action against the Islamic Republic was imminent as early as next month....

Press TV - Defense Secretary JamesMattis says the United Stateswill have no cooperation with the Russian military in Syria at least for now. His remarks come after Moscow last week proposed plans to Washington to cooperate on the safe return of refugees to Syria following a meeting between President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir ...

RT | Finian Cunningham: Its parallel universe time when US Pentagon chief James Mad Dog Mattis complains that Americas moral authority is being undermined by others specifically Russian leader Vladimir Putin. This is the ex-Marine general who gained his ruthless reputation from when illegally occupying US troopsrazedthe Iraqi city of Fallujah ...

Press TV- The US secretary of defense says the country's administration has yet made no decision on whether or not to stay in the multilateral nuclear deal with Iran as a deadline for the White House to make an announcement on the matter draws closer. I can assure you there has been no decision made on any withdrawal from JCPOA, said James Mattis ...

Press TV - Defense Secretary James Mattis says the United States has no evidence to confirm reports that the Syrian government used the chemical nerve agent of sarin against its civilians. Mattis made the announcement on Friday, saying that Washington was concerned about the use of sarin in Syria but could not confirm reports from NGOs and militant ...

Press TV - Turkey warned the United States ahead of launching an attack against Kurds in northern Syria, says Defense Secretary James Mattis. Turkey was candid, Mattis said during a flight to Asia onSunday. They warned us before they launched the aircraft they were going to do it, in consultation with us. Turkey launched "Operation Olive ...

AFP -US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Friday he does not see the need for a stepped-up military posture against Iran, the day after a top diplomat said evidence shows Tehran is supporting Huthi rebels in Yemen. US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Thursday presented missile fragments and other military gear that she said came from ...

Press TV - Secretary of Defense James Mattis has said the United States would never accept a nuclear North Korea, warning of a "massive military response" to any use of nuclear weaponsagainst Washington or its allies. "Make no mistake -- any attack on the United States or our allies will be defeated," the Pentagon chief said Saturday at a press ...

IRNA James Mattis' support for the Iran Deal affected the Congress positively; apart from the Democrats, Republicans are worried about withdrawing from the Iran Deal, said former Chief of Staff to United States Secretary of State. Referring to his counseling to the US Congress about the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), often referred to ...

Daily look at Irans late-breaking news and upcoming events:   Iran, Turkey against any disintegration plot in region: Pre. Rouhani President Rouhani of Iran told the joint presser following his meeting with Turkish President Erdogan that Iran and Turkey are both against cross regional plots against ME.   Jail term upheld for ex-Iranian ...

AP |BRADLEY KLAPPER and MATTHEW LEE: The future of the Iran nuclear deal may hinge on a face-saving fix for President Donald Trump so he doesnt have to recertify the Islamic republics compliance every 90 days, according to U.S. officials. Several officials familiar with internal discussions say the periodic reviews mandated by Congress have become ...

The Washington Post | Ishaan Tharoor: It's no secret that President Trump is desperate towithdraw the United States from the Iran deal.Trumpblatantly resents the agreement, the crowning foreign policy achievement of the Obama administration, and lambastes it whenever he can. Thatincluded his speech last month at the U.N. General Assembly, during which ...

Press TV - US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says the administration of President Donald Trump must consider remaining a party toIrans nuclear deal with the world powers, as the international accord serves US national interest. Mattis remarks at a Tuesday Senate hearing comes in sharp contrast with Trump's assessment that the nuclear agreement ...

Iranian Diplomacy- Last week, US Secretary of Defense James Mattis went on an Iraq visit considered unexpected by diplomatic norms. A high profile visit by a US official right at a time Iraqi forces are closest to eradicate Daesh has its own reasons and consequences, however, in no way unexpected at least for Iraq observers. Naturally, one ...

Alwaght- The US Secretary of Defense James Mattis has arrived in Iraq in a surprise visit to talk to the senior Iraqi officials. Upon his arrival on Tuesday, the Defense Secretary said that the ISIS terrorists have now come to a military dead end that presses them against the two sides of the Euphrates River where in one side stands Iraq and in ...

Daily look at Irans late-breaking news and upcoming events: US dream of regime change in Iran mere delusions Brig. Gen. Massoud Jazayerihas dismissed remarks by US Secretary of Defense on regime change in Iran as ludicrous wishful thinking and nothing but mere delusions. Iran, EU start first ever joint project on nuclear safety Iran ...