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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 568

Joseph Dunford

Illustrative: US President Donald Trump, center, flanked by acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan, left, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford, right, speaks during a meeting with military leaders in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, April 3, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
September 20, 2019, 2:11 am
US military presenting range of options to Trump on Iran
Investigators still trying to determine if Tehran behind attacks on Saudi oil; Lawmaker urges president to go to Congress as strikes could lead to ‘a medium to large-scale war’
By Lolita C. Baldor
US President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally at the Santa Ana Star Center, in Rio Rancho,New Mexico, September 16, 2019. (Evan Vucci/AP)
September 18, 2019, 9:42 am
Trump strains to balance diplomacy, military threat to Iran
US president facing competing urges of keeping up pressure on Tehran to negotiate while deterring any further Iranian attacks and avoiding another Middle East war
By Robert Burns
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper, left, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, second left, and Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne brief the media at a press conference following annual bilateral talks in Sydney, Australia, Aug. 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
August 4, 2019, 1:33 pm
US still seeking allies for maritime coalition against Iranian threats
In Australia, Esper and Pompeo suggest nations are quietly expressing support for plan; counterparts in Melbourne won’t commit
By Lolita C. Baldor
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford testifies during a House Appropriations subcommittee on budget hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 1, 2019. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
July 10, 2019, 3:58 pm
US proceeding with plan for coalition to counter Iran threats
Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff says he hopes other nations will soon sign up to join effort to protect commercial traffic in Persian Gulf area
By Robert Burns
The US chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Joseph Dunford, left, and Turkey's Defence Minister Hulusi Akar speak during a meeting, in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. (Turkish Defence Ministry via AP)
March 18, 2019, 4:22 am
US denies report it is leaving up to 1,000 troops in Syria
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs calls Wall Street Journal report ‘factually incorrect,’ says plans continue to ‘draw down US forces to a residual presence’
By AFP
Acting US Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan arrives at the Pentagon for the first time in his official capacity, on January 2, 2019, in Arlington, Virginia. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images/AFP)
January 3, 2019, 8:10 pm
New Pentagon chief discusses Syria with Pompeo, Bolton
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan started his new job January 1, after resignation of predecessor Jim Mattis over Trump’s Syria withdrawal announcement
By AFP
US Military Chief of Staff General Joseph Dunford (right)meets with IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot at the IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv on October 18, 2015. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
October 14, 2018, 4:36 pm
Eisenkot in US to meet army chiefs, raise money for Friends of the IDF
Military commander to take part in counterterrorism conference for second time, meet with foreign generals
By Judah Ari Gross
Members of the Syrian Civil Defense, also known as the 'White Helmets,' carrying a victim after airstrikes in Kafr Ain in the Idlib province, September 7, 2018. (AFP/Anas al-Dyab)
September 8, 2018, 6:41 am
US drawing up plans should Syrian regime carry out chemical attack on Idlib
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dunford says he and Trump have ‘routine dialogue’ about possible consequences if Assad uses chemical weapons
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Illustrative: US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford meets with IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot in his office in army headquarters in Tel Aviv on March 3, 2016. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
June 28, 2018, 10:21 pm
IDF chief in Washington to meet senior US defense officials
Gadi Eisenkot, American counterparts likely to discuss latest offensive by Syrian regime on rebel-held areas near Israel’s border
By Judah Ari Gross
This image provided by the Department of Defense was presented as part of a briefing slide at the Pentagon briefing on Saturday, April 14, 2018, and shows a photo of a preliminary damage assessment from the Him Shinshar Chemical Weapons Bunker in Syria that was struck by missiles from the U.S.-led coalition in response to Syria's use of chemical weapons on April 7. (Department of Defense via AP)
April 15, 2018, 4:07 am
Despite strikes, Assad retains chemical capability, Pentagon admits
Syria dictator still has poison gas and the means to deliver it; defected general says allied attacks didn’t target the ‘heart’ of his program
By Robert Burns
US Military Chief of Staff General Joseph Dunford (right)meets with IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot at the IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv on October 18, 2015. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
October 21, 2017, 10:50 pm
Eisenkot heads to DC to meet other army chiefs on counter-terrorism
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman completes visit to Washington for meetings with US counterparts on Syria, Iran
By Judah Ari Gross
US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, right, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford wait for the beginning of a hearing before Senate Armed Services Committee October 3, 2017 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP)
October 4, 2017, 2:13 am
To save face and Iran deal, US seeking ways around recertification minefield
Administration exploring avenues to keep nuke pact intact without Trump saying Tehran compliant, including avoiding recertification debate altogether
By Bradley Klapper and Matt Lee
Defense Secretary-designate James Mattis answers questions at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
October 3, 2017, 7:42 pm
Mattis: Staying in Iran nuclear deal is US national security interest
With October 15 deadline looming to certify Tehran’s compliance, US defense secretary tells senators US should stick to accord
By Eric Cortellessa
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford speaks before the Senate Appropriations Committee in Washington, DC, on March 22, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGAN)
September 26, 2017, 11:19 pm
US slaps sanctions on North Korean banks, executives
New economic measures part of Trump administration’s ramped up efforts to isolate Pyongyang over its nuclear program
By AFP
US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford speaks to reporters at the Westin Beijing Chaoyang Hotel in Beijing, August 17, 2017. (AP/Andrew Harnik)
August 17, 2017, 2:45 pm
US: War would be ‘horrific’ but N. Korea nukes ‘unimaginable’
Joint Chiefs head Dunford meets his Chinese counterpart in Beijing to discuss regional tensions over Pyongyang’s long-range missile program
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN, Hyung-Jin Kim and KIM TONG-HYUNG
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