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Mattis Ignored Orders from Trump, White House on Iran

TEHRAN (defapress) – Former US Defense Secretary James Mattis declined to carry out orders from President Donald Trump or otherwise limited his options in various attempts to prevent tensions with North Korea, Iran and Syria from escalating, a report said.
News ID: 77121    Publish Date : 2019/04/30

Trump Claims He 'Essentially Fired' Mattis, Knocks US Military Strategy

TEHRAN (defapress)- President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed that he "essentially" fired former Defense Secretary James Mattis, and criticized US military leadership during his first Cabinet meeting of 2019.
News ID: 74732    Publish Date : 2019/01/03

Mattis leaving Pentagon, disappointed of fulfilling his hopes in West Asia

TEHRAN (defapress) – 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.
News ID: 74645    Publish Date : 2018/12/30

Trump Says Unlike Mattis He Sees Countries Taking 'Total Advantage' of US as A Problem

TEHRAN (defapress)- President Donald Trump on Monday criticized outgoing Defense Secretary James Mattis, claiming he doesn't see countries that "take total advantage of the US" as "a problem".
News ID: 74556    Publish Date : 2018/12/25

US Allies in Asia-Pacific Region Rattled after Mattis Quits

TEHRAN (defapress) - The abrupt resignation of US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis sparked concern among Asia-Pacific allies who credit the retired general with building trust and tempering isolationist impulses, regional officials and analysts said on Friday.
News ID: 74461    Publish Date : 2018/12/21

Mattis Calls for Transparent Probe in Khashoggi Killing

TEHRAN (defapress)- US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said that he had met Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir and called for a transparent investigation into the killing of Jamal Khashoggi.
News ID: 73348    Publish Date : 2018/10/28

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China's Defense Chief to Visit Washington Next Week

TEHRAN (defapress) - US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is announcing that China's defense chief will travel to Washington next week for a meeting that has been delayed by tensions between the two nations.
News ID: 73317    Publish Date : 2018/10/27

Mattis Says in Close Contact with European Allies on INF Treaty

TEHRAN (defapress) - US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Saturday that the United States was in close contact with allies in Europe about the INF treaty and its implications for the region.
News ID: 73314    Publish Date : 2018/10/27

Mattis Dismisses Reports He May Be Leaving Trump Administration

TEHRAN (defapress)- US Defense Secretary James Mattis rejected reports that he would be leaving the Pentagon soon, noting that he wouldn’t take them “seriously at all”.
News ID: 72519    Publish Date : 2018/09/19

‘We’re Not Colonialists, Don’t Cause Chaos’: Xi Tells Mattis China Won’t Concede An Inch of Land

Amid growing tensions over the South China Sea and Taiwan, President Xi Jinping told US Defense Secretary James Mattis Beijing has no colonial ambitions but will never shy away from defending every inch of its territory.
News ID: 70977    Publish Date : 2018/06/28

Mattis Says US Will Keep Current Troop Levels in South Korea

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis reassured South Korea on Thursday that the United States will maintain its current number of troops on the Korean Peninsula.
News ID: 70971    Publish Date : 2018/06/28

Mattis to Become First Pentagon Chief to Visit China Since 2014

Jim Mattis was set to arrive Tuesday in Beijing on the first China visit by a US defense secretary in four years, as the Trump administration moves to push back against the country’s growing economic and military influence.
News ID: 70946    Publish Date : 2018/06/26

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DPRK's Intercontinental Missile "Not Yet" Capable Threat to US

TEHRAN (defapress) - US Defense Secretary James Mattis said Friday that he did not believe the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) newly developed by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) posed a "capable threat" to the United States.
News ID: 67531    Publish Date : 2017/12/16

Mattis confirms US commitment to halt arms deliveries to Syrian Kurds

TEHRAN (defapress) –The United States will cease weapons supplies to the Kurdish People's Protection Units as was promised earlier to the Turkish leadership, US Defense Secretary James Mattis said amid Ankara's demands to provide documented evidence of cuts.
News ID: 67227    Publish Date : 2017/12/03

Mattis Says US Goal Is 'Not War' over North Korea

TEHRAN (defapress) - Washington's goal "is not war" as it seeks to ease high military tension with Pyongyang, US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said Friday, standing at the heavily-fortified border between the two Koreas.
News ID: 66697    Publish Date : 2017/10/27

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Some of US Allies 'Also' Ready to Increase Troop in Afghanistan

TEHRAN (defapress) - US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said that a number of US allies are "also" ready to increase their troop numbers in conflict torn Afghanistan.
News ID: 65680    Publish Date : 2017/08/22

Dehghan dismisses Mattis’ remarks as ‘baseless delirium’

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iranian Defense Minister Dehghan has dismissed his US counterpart’s ‘meddlesome and disgraceful’ remarks against the country as nothing but “delirious talks of an ill, feverish person”.
News ID: 65301    Publish Date : 2017/07/12