US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Washington is not about to plunder Iraq’s petroleum reserves, in an attempt to soothe partners rattled by remarks President Donald Trump made. Trump has repeatedly said both while campaigning and since his election that America, whose troops occupied Iraq for eight years, should have ...
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday no one could benefit from delays in the political settlement of the Syrian conflict, hoping that the new US administration will be more engaged in the fight against terrorism. Talking to reporters at a press conference after talks with his counterpart from ...
