tag James Mattis

Iran commander slams US regime change 'dream'

EghtesadOnline: A senior Iranian commander has dismissed the Pentagon chief's call for regime change in the Islamic Republic as a "ridiculous dream", saying Iran would respond to US officials' nonsensical talks.
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Publish Date:15/July/2017 | 24:14

Mattis speaks with NATO chief, highlighting importance of alliance

EghtesadOnline: U.S Secretary of Defense James Mattis , on his first full day in office, spoke with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg to highlight the importance he places on the military alliance, a Pentagon spokesman said on Monday.
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Publish Date:24/January/2017 | 05:31

Mattis, Kelly Confirmed as Fight Over Trump Cabinet Heats Up

EghtesadOnline: The Senate confirmed James Mattis as defense secretary and John Kelly to run the Homeland Security Department as Democrats balked at Republicans’ demand to also install the CIA director on President Donald Trump’s first day in office.
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Publish Date:21/January/2017 | 04:40

Trump Team Said to Cancel Mattis House Panel Testimony on Waiver

EghtesadOnline: A House panel abruptly canceled a scheduled appearance by defense secretary nominee General James Mattis ahead of a vote to waive a law barring recently retired military officers from leading the Pentagon.
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Publish Date:12/January/2017 | 07:31

U.S. defense elite rally behind Trump's unusual Pentagon pick

EghtesadOnline: Often fiercely divided over policy, Republican and Democratic national security elite gathering this weekend in California appeared to largely agree on one thing: President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary.
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Publish Date:05/December/2016 | 11:00

In weekend of deliberation, Mattis favored for Trump Pentagon chief

EghtesadOnline: President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday assessed several more contenders for top U.S. posts including Chris Christie and Rudy Giuliani, as blunt-spoken retired Marine Corps General James Mattis emerged as a leading candidate for defense secretary.
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Publish Date:21/November/2016 | 05:28

Trump Temper Tantrum Takes Toll

EghtesadOnline: The presidency of Donald Trump has lurched from crisis to crisis since he took office less than two years ago, but Thursday was a landmark day of chaos that appeared to test the resolve of even senior Republican backers in Washington.
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Publish Date:22/December/2018 | 15:18

Iran says US root cause of terrorism, extremism

EghtesadOnline: Iranian Foreign Ministry official rejected US Defense Secretary James Mattis ’ baseless and unconsidered remarks, adding that US policy of supporting Zionist regime’s state terrorist and also terrorism nurturing regimes is the root cause of terrorism and extremism in the region.
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Publish Date:12/July/2017 | 05:13

Mattis Fails to Ease Asia's Concerns About Trump

EghtesadOnline: The first question asked of U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis at a Singapore security conference this weekend began just by thanking him for taking the job. It was a compliment meant for Mattis, but not his boss.
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Publish Date:05/June/2017 | 09:41

Iran cautions Islamic countries on US divisive plots

EghtesadOnline: Making division among Muslim countries were among US strategic goals focused on creating fabricated threats to plunder the capitals of regional countries, Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi insisted.
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Publish Date:31/May/2017 | 11:39

Mattis Says U.S. Plans to ‘Take Apart’ Islamic State Caliphate

EghtesadOnline: The fight against Islamic State has shifted to “annihilation tactics” to stop potential terrorists who’ve flocked to places such as Iraq and Syria from returning to their home countries to wreak havoc, Defense Secretary James Mattis said Sunday.
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Publish Date:29/May/2017 | 04:56

Trump Ordered Changes to 'Annihilate' Islamic State, Mattis Says

EghtesadOnline; President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. to ramp up its campaign against Islamic State with an “annihilation” campaign to surround and kill terrorists rather than chasing them out of territory in Iraq and Syria, his defense chief said.
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Publish Date:20/May/2017 | 05:07

Bomb attack hits U.S. base in eastern Afghanistan

EghtesadOnline: Suspected Taliban insurgents on Monday attacked a U.S.-operated base in Afghanistan's eastern province of Khost, officials said, but gave few immediate details of an assault that coincided with a visit to Kabul by U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis .
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Publish Date:24/April/2017 | 13:20

Tillerson and Mattis Blast Russia for Aggression

EghtesadOnline: The top U.S. diplomat and the Pentagon’s chief stressed the importance of NATO and criticized Russia for aggression and meddling in other countries’ affairs, easing European allies’ concerns about President Donald Trump’s commitment to trans-Atlantic security.
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Publish Date:01/April/2017 | 17:48

Trump Defense Chief Seeks Diplomatic End in South China Sea

EghtesadOnline: Diplomatic efforts should be exhausted to resolve the South China Sea dispute, said U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis , weeks after Secretary of State Rex Tillerson appeared to advocate a tougher stance.
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Publish Date:05/February/2017 | 05:02

Trump lays out non-interventionist U.S. military policy

EghtesadOnline: President-elect Donald Trump laid out a U.S. military policy on Tuesday that would avoid interventions in foreign conflicts and instead focus heavily on defeating the Islamic State militancy.
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Publish Date:07/December/2016 | 11:53

Mattis likely to become defense secretary, despite Democrats' concerns

EghtesadOnline: Congress is expected to approve President-elect Donald Trump's choice of retired Marine Corps General James "Mad Dog" Mattis as secretary of defense, despite Democratic concerns that it ignores a long tradition of civilian control of the military.
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Publish Date:03/December/2016 | 07:54