Defence Secretary James Mattis said Iran has been “put on notice” and that its “continued mischief” in the region will not be tolerated by Donald Trump’s administration. Mr.Mattis called Iran the “single biggest destabilizing element” in the Middle East during a rare press conference at the Pentagon along

with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford. “Iran has been put on notice that the continued mischief they’ve caused around the area, murder they have caused,” and the regime’s support of Syrian President Bashar al Assad, Mr.Mattis said.  He warned they are “going to be held to account for it” but did not going into detail about what that entailed. READ MORE


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