Mark Esper

Trump slams media for 'blocking' alleged graft cases against Biden

As US seethes over race, Trump calls out ‘evil of slavery’

7:58 am June 14, 2020

West Point. N.Y.: As the nation continues to grapple with its racial past, President Donald Trump urged West Point’s graduating class Saturday to “never forget” the legacy of soldiers before them who fought a bloody war to “extinguish the evil of slavery.” Trump’s appeal to remember history came as his own relationship with the military […]

Trump denies calling US war dead 'losers,' 'suckers'

Trump authorises economic sanctions, travel restrictions against ICC officials

11:36 pm June 11, 2020

Washington: resident Donald Trump on Thursday authorized economic sanctions and travel restrictions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) officials directly engaged with any effort to investigate or prosecute American personnel without the consent of the United States. Trump also authorized the expansion of visa restrictions against the family members of the ICC officials, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said in a statement. Noting that […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

US seeking to amplify voices of protest in Iran amid turmoil

9:31 pm January 12, 2020

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration on Sunday tried to amplify voices of dissent in Iran by suggesting that the Islamic Republic is under internal threat after denying and then admitting it shot down a Ukrainian passenger plane. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said street protests in Tehran show that the Iranian people are hungry for a more […]

Pentagon orders shutdown of Stars and Stripes newspaper

Pentagon chief vows to cooperate with impeachment probe

11:50 pm October 13, 2019

Washington: US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday the Pentagon would cooperate with the congressional impeachment inquiry — in an apparent break with President Donald Trump’s policy to thwart the probe. Esper said his department would try to comply with a subpoena from House Democrats seeking records relating to the withholding of US military aid […]

Iran vows 'hit' on all involved in US killing of top general

Iran issues ‘battlefield’ warning as US deploys troops

7:42 pm September 21, 2019

Tehran : Any country that attacks Iran will become the “main battlefield”, the Revolutionary Guards warned Saturday after Washington ordered reinforcements to the Gulf following attacks on Saudi oil installations it blames on Tehran. Tensions escalated between arch-foes Iran and the United States after last weekend’s attacks on Saudi energy giant Aramco’s Abqaiq processing plant […]