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US defence secretary Jim Mattis says no need to step-up military operations against Iran
• 7 years agoUS Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said Friday he does not see the need for a stepped-up military posture against Iran, the day after a top diplomat said evidence shows Tehran is supporting Huthi rebels in Yemen.
Jim Mattis to visit New Delhi to meet Narendra Modi, emphasise that US views India as 'valued and influential partner'
• 7 years agoDefence secretary Jim Mattis will visit India and hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Indian counterpart Nirmala Sitharaman to reaffirm that Washington considers New Delhi a valued and influential ally.
Pentagon delays decision on transgender recruits by 6 months on the eve of deadline
• 8 years agoDefence secretary James Mattis on Friday delayed a plan to start accepting transgender recruits in the military, the Pentagon said
US policy against Islamic State moves from 'attrition' to 'annihilation': James Mattis
• 8 years agoUS Secretary of Defence James Mattis said the US had "accelerated" its tactics against the Islamic State (IS), moving from a policy of "attrition" to one of "annihilation".
Mattis and McMaster - 2 soldier-scholars NSA Ajit Doval will meet in US this week
Nikhila Natrajan • 8 years agoTwo battle hardened ‘soldier-scholars’ - James Mattis and Herbert Raymond McMaster - who’ve earned their stripes in lethal war zones before rising to the top of the Trump administration are the men Ajit Doval will meet this week during India’s most high level huddle with the US after Donald Trump took charge.
Donald Trump stacks cabinet jobs with heavy military brass
• 8 years agoHe's not yet finished picking, but President-elect Donald Trump already has named three retired generals to top posts, raising questions as to why there will be so much military brass in cabinet-level jobs.