Joseph Dunford

Pentagon names Saudi refineries attackers

Pentagon names Saudi refineries attackers

Iran most likely attacked Saudi oil facilities this weekend, General Joseph Dunford, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, said. "Without rushing ahead of the investigation being conducted by Saudi Arabia, I think, this is a …

Gerasimov and Dunford to hold talks today

Gerasimov and Dunford to hold talks today

The top U.S. and Russian generals will meet to discuss the situation in Syria, a spokesman for the Joint Chiefs, Colonel Patrick Ryder said. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. General Joseph …

Pentagon calls Russia’s General Staff

Pentagon calls Russia’s General Staff

According to the Pentagon’s spokesman Patrick Ryder, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States (similar to the Russian General Staff), Joseph Dunford, called yesterday the Chief of the Russian General Staff, Valery …

U.S. to respond to chemical weapons use in Syria

U.S. to respond to chemical weapons use in Syria

The United States and its international partners will respond swiftly to any verified chemical weapons use in Syria and urges Russia to make the point clear to the Syrian government, Department of State spokesperson Heather …

Turkish, US military chiefs discuss Syria over phone

Turkish, US military chiefs discuss Syria over phone

Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke with his Turkish counterpart Gen. Hulusi Akar over the phone early Saturday, according to the Pentagon. "The two leaders …

Official: US sees Russia as its strategic competitor

Official: US sees Russia as its strategic competitor

The US understands the value of relations with Russia but sees it as its strategic competitor at the current stage, US Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan told a Defense Writers Group breakfast. "Russia …

Top Russian and US generals discuss Syria

Top Russian and US generals discuss Syria

General of the Army Valery Gerasimov, the head of Russia’s General Staff, and Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford discussed Syria on the phone, Russia's Defense Ministry said. …

Pentagon preparing military options against North Korea

Pentagon preparing military options against North Korea

The U.S. military’s top officer said that a military solution to the missile threat from North Korea would be 'horrific', but allowing the reclusive nation to develop the capability to launch a nuclear attack on the United States is …

Russia and US discuss situation in Syria and Iraq

Russia and US discuss situation in Syria and Iraq

Situation in Syria and Iraq, as well as issues of countering international terrorism were in focus of a telephone conversation between Chief of Russian General Staff Valery Gerasimov and Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of …

Dunford: Military option for North Korea not 'unimaginable'

Dunford: Military option for North Korea not 'unimaginable'

Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, suggested that Americans must be prepared for the possibility of a military confrontation with North Korea, whose nuclear program he deemed an urgent threat, …

Trump son-in-law visits Iraq - sources

Trump son-in-law visits Iraq - sources

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner traveled to Iraq this weekend, a senior administration official told CNN. Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law, was invited by the chairman of the …