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Pentagon chief delays India, Pakistan trip to guide coronavirus response
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper has put off a trip to South and Central Asia scheduled for next week because of the rapid spread of the novel ... World News -
US’s Esper warns of Huawei ‘threat’ to NATO
Top US officials fired a fresh broadside at Huawei on Saturday, warning the Chinese tech giant posed a threat to NATO if allies allowed it to build ... Technology -
Pompeo, Esper meet Afghan President Ghani on cusp of Taliban deal
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Mark Esper met on Friday with Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani amid signs that a ... World News -
US, Taliban have negotiated 7-day reduction in violence: Pentagon
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Thursday that the US and the Taliban had negotiated a proposal for a seven-day reduction in violence. ... World News -
Pentagon approves using military bases to quarantine 1,000
Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Saturday approved a request from the Department of Health and Human Services for the possible use of military ... World News -
Pentagon could start global troop rebalance this year: Esper
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper suggested on Thursday he could be ready to start a highly anticipated global force repositioning this year as part of ... World News -
Pentagon chief: US has restored ‘level of deterrence’ on Iran
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Wednesday that the United States has reestablished some deterrence toward Iran in the wake of the January 3 ... World News -
US military has no plans to leave Iraq: US Defense Secretary
The United States has no plans to pull out militarily from Iraq, Defense Secretary Mark Esper told Pentagon reporters on Monday, following reports by ... World News -
US should expect some form of Iranian retaliation - Pentagon
The United States should expect that Iran will retaliate over the US killing of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani, Defense Secretary Mark ... World News -
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper cancels vacation amid Iran crisis
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper has canceled plans to take personal leave later in January amid rising tension with Iran, US officials told Reuters on ... World News -
US strikes: Mahdi calls meeting of Iraq’s National Security Council
The head of the Iraqi caretaker government, Adil Abdul Mahdi, called an emergency meeting of the National Security Council, after the US carried out ... Middle East -
Putin says Russia is leading world in hypersonic weapons
President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia has got a strong edge in designing new weapons and that it has become the only country in the ... World News -
Pentagon chief Esper hopeful for restarting diplomacy with North Korea
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Friday that he remains hopeful the United States can restart diplomatic relations with North Korea, as the ... World News -
Esper: Need to speak with Turkish counterpart on Incirlik base comments
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Monday that he needed to speak with his Turkish counterpart to understand how serious President Tayyip Erdogan ... Middle East -
US considers leaving smaller number of troops in Afghanistan
The Pentagon is considering several options to reduce the number of troops in Afghanistan, including one that would shift to a narrower ... World News -
US defense secretary can’t label US base attack ‘terrorism’ at this point
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Saturday that he was not prepared at this point to label as “terrorism” the attack a day earlier ... World News -
Iraq demonstrations ‘a telltale sign’: US Defense Secretary Esper
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Saturday demonstrations in Iraq are partly against Iran’s involvement in the country and called the ... Middle East -
US military completes pullback from northeast Syria: Esper
The United States has completed its military pullback in northeastern Syria, settling into a more stable posture of about 600 troops in the rest of ... World News -
US troop drawdowns in Afghanistan ‘not necessarily’ tied to Taliban deal
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Monday that any future troop drawdowns in Afghanistan were “not necessarily” linked to a deal with ... World News -
SKorea, US defense chiefs reaffirm commitment to defend against NKorea
The defense chiefs of South Korea and the United States reaffirmed on Friday US commitment for the defense of South Korea against North Korea and ... World News -
Esper: US could alter military drills to boost N. Korea talks
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Wednesday that he is open to the possibility of altering American military activities in South Korea if it would ... World News -
Pentagon’s Esper wants Turkey ‘back in the fold’
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Wednesday it was important to bring Turkey “back in the fold” as he renewed warnings that Ankara ... World News -
Saudi King Salman receives US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper
Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdulaziz received on Tuesday US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and discussed strategic cooperation between Riyadh and ... Gulf -
Pentagon chief says keeping some troops in north Syria ‘under discussion’
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Monday that keeping some US troops in parts of northeastern Syria near oilfields with Syrian Democratic Forces ... Middle East -
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper arrives in Saudi Arabia
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday, his first trip to the key Middle East ally since taking the job this summer, as ... Gulf -
Pentagon chief: All US troops withdrawing from Syria expected to go to Iraq
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Saturday that all of the nearly 1,000 troops withdrawing from northern Syria are expected to move to western ... Middle East -
US ground troops will not enforce Syria safe zone, says defense secretary
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Friday that no US troops will take part in enforcing the so-called safe zone in northern Syria and the United ... Middle East -
Esper says will press NATO allies to take measures against Turkey
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Monday he will meet with NATO allies next week to press them to take “diplomatic and economic ... Middle East -
US preparing to withdraw all remaining troops from northern Syria
The United States is poised to evacuate about 1,000 US troops from northern Syria, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Sunday in an interview with ... Middle East -
Khalid bin Salman, Pompeo discuss regional security, military cooperation
Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman discussed on Thursday regional security and military cooperation with US ... Gulf