Iran and EU3 to Restart Talks in Mid-JanuaryA new round of negotiations between Iran and the European troika on regional matters and Tehran’s nuclear program is scheduled for mid-January
Leader: Iran Does Not Have Any ProxiesAyatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Leader of the Islamic Revolution, stated that Iran neither has nor requires proxy forces
US Removes $10 Million Bounty on HTS LeaderThe US is removing the $10 million reward it had offered for the capture of the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) militants in Syria
Mattis to resign. The decision also led Brett McGurk, the US special envoy to the so-called anti-Daesh coalition in Syria and Iraq, to quit.
But Trump doubled down on his policy by also announcing that he would cut in half the roughly 14,000 US forces in Afghanistan.
Senator Lindsey Graham, a stau ...
Mattis out of his post after disagreement over Trump's decision to end the US military presence in Syria and scale it back in Afghanistan, making Trump further isolated at helm.
Before leaving Pentagon, Mattis ordered withdrawal of an estimated 2,200 US forces from Syria.
Mattis submitted his ...
Mattis to hand in his resignation as Defense Secretary.
Before the vote on Monday, McConnell said he brought the bill to let senators “speak clearly and directly about the importance of the” missions in Afghanistan and Syria.
Last week, after senators pushed the amendment thr ...
Mattis resigned as Defense Secretary, Europe lost the last figure in Trump cabinet who put into account the European interests under the traditional transatlantic relations. The EU worries enlarged as a result. Carl Bildt, former Sweden prime minister, commented on the issue, saying it was an alarmi ...
Mattis to resign as Trump’s Secretary of Defense was the difference between him and the president over Afghanistan war doctrine. By strengthening ISIS in the north and specifically Jowzjan, Sar-e Pol, and Faryab provinces the US seeks a set of anti-Russian objectives. Here are some of them:
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Mattis and Trump’s envoy to the US-led coalition in Syria Brett McGurk resigned as differences boiled over at the White House over Trump’s declaration. The announcement even sent the Republicans, who are led by Senator Graham Lindsey of South Carolina prominent for his support to Trump a ...
Mattis deterred him. after previously denying an assassination was even discussed. Alwaght- US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he wanted to “take out” Syrian President Bashar Assad in 2017 but the then-Defense Secretary James Mattis deterred him. after previously denying an assass ...
Mattis and Mike Esper, and any Republican political activist who did not side with him during his administration.
The Republican Party, with its backing for Trump in the impeachment case, has been overshadowed by his power, and at a minimum, if the party leaders do not devise a coherent strategy fo ...
Mattis, who sits on the company’s board, saying he embodies the military-industrial relationship, having hopped between General Dynamics and public service several times throughout his career.
Citing the war in Yemen – where Saudi Arabia has carried out a six-year bombing campaign ...
Mattis about a mediatory role to settle Yemen case peacefully.
In that month, Muscat hosted a meeting of Ansarullah and American representatives, their second meeting since May 2015.
Also, in mid-October 2020, Muscat mediated the agreement on the release of two American citizens impris ...