Tag: Mattis
Russia must be held accountable for cyber attacks: Mattis
BRUSSELS: US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said on Thursday Russia must be held accountable for its attempts to hack the Organisation for the Prohibition...
Mattis holds UAE talks after Yemen support warning
ABU DHABI: Pentagon chief James Mattis held talks in the United Arab Emirates late Friday after warning last month that US support for its...
US-India to hold rare joint-military exercises in 2019
US committed to expanding India's status as Major Defence Partner, says joint statement
Envisages to see India as leading global power
Major contentious...
Key defence, trade issues await Pompeo, Mattis in India
Indian, US officials likely to tackle buying Iranian oil, making new Russian arms purchases
NEW DELHI: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defence Secretary...
US not pursuing regime change, collapse in Iran: Mattis
WASHINGTON: The United States has not instituted a policy of regime change or collapse in Iran, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Friday,...
Mattis in Asia, fixing Trump-rattled relationships one by one
WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis spent four days in East Asia trying to keep on the rails key relationships -- two friendly, one...
Mattis says US troop commitment to South Korea is ‘ironclad’
SEOUL: US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Thursday assured South Korea of an "ironclad" commitment to its security, including keeping US troop levels unaltered,...
China praises Mattis visit, says defense minister to visit US
BEIJING: China on Thursday praised the tone of this week's visit to Beijing by US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, saying it had achieved positive...
Mattis becomes first US defence chief to visit China under Trump
BEIJING: US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis on Tuesday became the first Pentagon chief to visit China since 2014, starting a three-day trip with a...
Mattis urges Turkey to focus on fighting Islamic State
BRUSSELS: US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis urged Turkey to remain focused on fighting Islamic State militants in Syria, a Pentagon statement on Thursday said.
Relations...
Mattis denies killing of Russian mercenaries by US strikes in Syria
WASHINGTON: US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis says he has received no word that US air strikes killed multiple Russian mercenary soldiers in Syria, although...
Mattis to press European allies on military spending
BRUSSELS: US Secretary of Defence Jim Mattis will press European allies on Wednesday to stick to a promise to increase military budgets as the...
Pakistan asked to work with US, NATO to stop Taliban’s activities
Hutchison says Pakistan has a chance to be a major force for a good
BRUSSELS: US Ambassador to North Atlantic Alliance Kay Bailey Hutchison called...
Mattis dismisses concerns of broader after deadly conflict in Syria
WASHINGTON/BEIRUT: US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis dismissed concerns on Thursday that the United States was being dragged into a broader conflict in Syria, after...
Mattis claims Syria peace congress in Sochi failed
WASHINGTON: US Defence Secretary James Mattis claimed this week’s Syrian national dialogue congress in Russia’s Sochi had failed to produce any significant results.
"You see,...
Top Trump aides had opposed US decision to move embassy to...
WASHINGTON: Top diplomatic and military aides to US President Donald Trump were opposed to the president's decision of moving the US embassy in Tel...
Mattis’ meeting with Pakistan’s leaders was to broaden Pak-US relationship: Pentagon
Washington: The meeting of US defence secretary Jim Mattis with the leaders of Pakistan during his visit to Islamabad early this week was to find...
