Reuters - The United States has no timeline to withdraw troops from Syria but does not plan to stay indefinitely, a senior State Department official said on Friday, a strong signal that forces could stay until the fight against Islamic State militants ends. U.S.-backed forces are still retaking territory from Islamic State in Syria, Pentagon officials ...

MNA Donald Trump, the US President, has recently announced that his Defense Secretary, Jim Mattis, would leave the Pentagon at the end of February. This announcement came amid the removal of US troops from Syria. Mattis signed this order in spite of his opposition to Trump's decision, and then he wrote his resignation letter! Thus Mattis is going ...

Press TV - The Houthi Ansarullah movement has opposed a US proposal for mediation in efforts to resolve the conflict in Yemen, holding Washington responsible for the Saudi-led aggression against Yemen. Mohammed al-Bakhiiti, a member ofAnsarullahs Political Council, told Irans Arabic-languageAl-Alamnews network on Wednesday that peace would be restored ...

Reuters - U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Wednesday that he had not seen indications that Iran is intending to block the Strait of Hormuz. Asked by reporters whether he had seen any sings that Iran was intending to block the Strait of Hormuz or seen any movement of ships or missiles, Mattis said: No. Iran has said if it cannot sell ...

New York Times |HELENE COOPER, THOMAS GIBBONS-NEFF and EILEEN SULLIVAN: Defense Secretary Jim Mattis took pains on Thursday to walk back President Trumps threats of an imminent strike on Syria, reflecting mounting concerns at the Pentagon that a concerted bombing campaign could escalate into a wider conflict between Russia, Iran and the West. A ...

Press TV- US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has called upon Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to find an "urgent" political solution to the devastating three-year-old conflict in neighboring Yemen, which has claimed the lives of thousands of people and left the impoverished nations infrastructure in ruins. Mattis and bin Salmanmet at the Pentagon ...

Alwaght - Appearing with Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Monday night that the American forces deployed to Iraq will hypothetically stay in that country until the ISIS terrorist group is fully defeated, even if the Iraqi government asked Washington ...

Sputnik - Senior US officials including Pentagon Chief Jim Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson have gone over President Trump's head to persuade Congress to stick to the Iran nuclear deal. Speaking to Sputnik, Middle East expert Anoushiravan Ehteshami warned that if the US goes ahead and withdraws, its international credibility will take ...

Press TV- Iran says the recent claims made by US Defense Secretary James Mattis against the Islamic Republic were reciprocation forSaudi Arabias profligacyduring President Donald Trumps visit to Riyadh. Irans Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi on Tuesday rejected the US defense secretarys allegations that an alleged plot by Iranians to ...

American Herald Tribune | Thomas C. Mountain: The USA, according to Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, he who ordered the use of chemical weapons in Fallujah, Iraq, is about to take a major step towards direct intervention in support of the Saudi Arabia war on the Yemeni people. According to Jeffrey St. Clair, Editor of Counterpunch, this war has already ...

Reuters- U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Saturday he was not considering hiking the number of U.S. forces in the Middle East to address Iran's "misbehavior" at this time, but warned that the world would not ignore Iranian activities. President Donald Trump has vowed a more aggressive policy against Tehran and his administration is warning ...