Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Saturday that there is no need for extra United States military forces in the Persian Gulf region — despite the threat of terrorism from Iran.
« I do not see any need to increase the number of forces we have in the Middle East at this time, » Mattis said at a news conference in Tokyo.
The comments from Mattis — who was making his first foreign trip as defense secretary to Japan and South Korea — come after President Trump ‘s national security adviser Michael Flynn said the U. S was putting Iran « on notice. »
Following a recent missile test, the Trump administration imposed new economic sanctions against 25 Iranians and companies.
