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US ready for pre-emptive action against Iran's 'bad behaviour': Pentagon C
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 3 (Sputnik/ANI): The United States is ready to take pre-emptive action if needed to defend its personnel, allies and interests in the Middle East against Iranian bad behaviour, Secretary of Defence Mark Esper said in an interview on Thursday.
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Pentagon chief asks for US Navy secretary's resignation over his handling
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 25 (ANI): US Defence Secretary Mark Esper on Sunday asked for the resignation of Navy Secretary Richard Spencer over his handling of a case involving a Navy SEAL officer who was accused of war crimes in Iraq.
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Turkey can return to F-35 if it quits S-400 programme: Pentagon Chief
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Aug 29 (ANI): Pentagon chief Mark Esper on Wednesday stated that Turkey could return to the F-35 programme if it opted out of Russia's S-400 air defence system.
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Pentagon chief of staff resigns
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 6 (ANI): The US Department of Defence's chief of staff, Rear Admiral Kevin Sweeney on Saturday stepped down from his post.
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Pentagon chief Mattis visits Korean DMZ, says 'war is not our goal'
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], October 27 (ANI): United States Defense Secretary James Mattis on Friday morning visited the heavily fortified border between North Korea and South Korea known as the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) amid heightened tensions over the North's nuclear programme.
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US withholds $350 million aid to Pakistan
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], July 22 (ANI): The United States has withheld the disbursement of USD 350 million aid to Pakistan after Pentagon chief Jim Mattis informed the Congress that Islamabad has not taken sufficient measures to counter the Taliban-affiliated Haqqani network, a top U
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Pentagon chief Mattis questions Syria 'Safe Zones'
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], May 9 (ANI): United States Secretary of Defence James Mattis questioned the plan on Syrian safe zones, citing Washington was going to study Moscow's proposal.
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