James Mattis

Mattis: Israeli War With Iran Increasingly Likely

(ANTIWAR.COM) — Having met with his Israeli counterpart, Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman, US Secretary of Defense James Mattis warns he sees an Israeli war with Iran as “very likely.” He cited Iran’s presence in Syria as the likely cause of such a fight. Lieberman has long advocated war with Iran, and talked up confrontation in visits with Mattis and […]

The US, UK and France Strike Syria – What Comes Next?

The arguments between Secretary of Defense James Mattis and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford before the Syrian air strikes, and between them and President Donald Trump and his ultra-hawk national security adviser, John Bolton, ended with “precision strikes” early Saturday morning in Damascus and near the city of Homs.