US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis told a regional security conference on Saturday that Russia is no replacement for the United States in the Middle East following Moscow’s military campaign in Syria. “Russia’s presence in the region cannot replace the longstanding, enduring, and transparent US commitment to the Middle East,” Mattis ...
CIA Director Gina Haspel has briefed US President Donald Trump about her visit to the Turkish capital of Ankara to find out the circumstances surrounding the death of Saudi journalist and US resident Jamal Khashoggi, White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement. “The President received a briefing ...