The Pentagon's top general said Thursday he was opposed to removing the elite Quds Force of Iran's Revolutionary Guards from the US link link group list, one of Tehran's conditions for restoring the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement. "In my personal opinion, I believe the IRGC Quds Force to be a ...

United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Afghanistan capital on Sunday on an unannounced visit, according to reports in international media. The Pentagon link chief met with Afghan link Ashraf Ghani, the country's president house said. Earlier this week, the defense secretary ...

WASHINGTON - Pentagon chief Mark Esper has accused China of destabilizing the Indo-Pacific region after saying the US plans to deploy intermediate-range missiles to Asia “sooner rather than later.” During a visit to the Australian capital on Sunday, Ester accused Beijing of following a ...

*WASHINGTON: Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan is focused on de-escalating tensions between India and Pakistan and urged them both to avoid further military action, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, without saying if he had spoken with his counterparts from either nation.* In a ...

KABUL: Acting Pentagon chief Patrick Shanahan arrived in Afghanistan on a surprise visit Monday as the United States seeks to support the Kabul government while negotiating peace with the Taliban. Shanahan will meet President Ashraf Ghani, whose government was not part of major talks between US ...

WASHINGTON: Patrick Shanahan, the acting US defense secretary, started his first full day at the Pentagon’s helm Wednesday by telling colleagues he sees China as a key priority. Shanahan, who took the top spot January 1 after Jim Mattis resigned amid disagreements with President Donald Trump, ...

SINGAPORE: When US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis attends a security summit in Singapore this weekend, he hopes to assure allies of America’s commitment to the region and its aim of checking China’s seemingly inexorable rise. But the issue the Pentagon chief may well be faced with most often is ...

KABUL: Elements of the Taliban are open to talks with the Afghan government, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Tuesday as he arrived in Kabul on an unannounced visit. Mattis flew into the war-torn city two weeks after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani unveiled a plan to open peace talks with ...

ISLAMABAD - US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said that the United States is “ready to play its role in addressing Pakistan’s legitimate concerns”.According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the Pentagon chief remarked during his meeting with Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa at ...

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis is heading to the Middle East and Africa next week for a series of meetings with regional allies, the Pentagon said Friday. The trip will be Mattis's fourth overseas since he became President Donald Trump's defense secretary. It comes amid ...