The top U.S. military officer supported a proposed nuclear deal with Iran on Wednesday, saying it reduced the risk of Tehran developing atomic arms while buying time to work with allies to confront the Islamic Republic over other "malign activities." Army General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told a Senate hearing he had ...

America's top general sought to reassure Israel on Tuesday of "unshakable" U.S. military support, despite deep strains in political relations over the prospect of a U.S.-led nuclear deal with Iran and differences over Israeli-Palestinian diplomacy. U.S. General Martin Dempsey, on a visit to Israel, said he shared a core Israeli fear that sanctions ...

Tehran, April 18, IRNA Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Saturday reacted to the latest comments made by US General Martin Dempsey about using military options against Iran and said Bad habits never die. Dempsey, the current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US had said that the US option to attack Iran remains intact. Dempsey ...

[caption id="attachment_43238" align="alignright" width="173"] Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey[/caption] WASHINGTON (AP) -- Iran is playing a helpful role against Islamic State militants in Iraq now, but once the extremists are vanquished, Tehran-backed militias could undermine efforts to unify the country, the top ...

[caption id="attachment_44954" align="alignright" width="180"] Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey[/caption] Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey said that combination of Iraqi and Iranian military forces, dominated by Iranian-trained Shia militias, will likely succeed in their ongoing campaign ...

[caption id="attachment_43238" align="alignright" width="189"] chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey[/caption] WASHINGTON: Iran's role in an Iraqi military offensive to recaptureTikritcould be positive as long as it does not fuel sectarian divisions in the country, theU.S.military's top officer said Tuesday. General ...

By AFP JERUSALEM US military chief Martin Dempsey and Israeli President Shimon Peres on Monday discussed "the Iranian nuclear threat, the strengthening of strategic relations between the two countries and developments in the region," a statement from Peres's office said. It quoted Peres as saying that economic sanctions aimed at forcing Iran ...

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, May 28, 2014 A diplomatic solution to the problems caused by Irans pursuit of nuclear weapons technology is infinitely preferable to a military operation, but the military option remains available, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said here today. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey said in an interview that the ...

[caption id="attachment_51578" align="alignright" width="210"] The headquarters of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague[/caption] (Reuters) -Syriahas disclosed the information on its chemical weapons program that was expected under an agreedSaturday deadline, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical ...

TEHRAN, Sep. 7 (MNA) The true, barbaric nature of U.S. government is once again apparent. It is a war machine. It has always been so, but for a long time the inherent belligerent, criminal state was disguised with the trappings of democracy, human rights and law. But those trappings are now discarded; and the steely, bristling war machine trundles ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Russia may hike military assistance to Syria if the United States strikes the Muslim country, the top US military officer told Congress. "There is some indication that they (the Russians) have assured the regime that if we destroy something, they can replace it," General Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the US military's Joint Chiefs ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration is opposed to even limited U.S. military intervention in Syria because it believes rebels fighting the Assad regime wouldn't support American interests if they were to seize power right now, Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, wrote to a congressman in a letter obtained by The Associated ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Jordan asked the United States for manned surveillance aircraft to help it prevent the Syrian conflict spilling across the border, according to a top US military officer. General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, received the request Wednesday during his visit to Jordan. If granted, it would further ...

The U.S. has more and better options to deal with Iran's nuclear program than it did just a year ago, U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin E. Dempsey told the New York Times in an interview Thursday. Since my last visit to Israel a year ago, we have better military options on Iran, Dempsey said. As Iran has continued its nuclear ...

This is General Martin Dempsey's second visit to Israel since his appointment to the post in 2011, his first having taken place in October of last year; Dempsey will also visit Jordan as part of his working trip. General Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff of the American armed forces, will arrive in the region on Monday ...

The top US military officer has outlined the costs, risks and benefits of possible American military involvement in the Syrian conflict. Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Gen Martin Dempsey offered five military options, including limited strikes and establishing a no-fly zone. But he said using force in Syria would be "no less than an act of war" ...