Former US Defense Secretary James Mattis has said that America “needs to engage more in the world and intervene militarily less.”
He spoke on Monday night at a previously unannounced speech before a Ramadan lecture series in honor of Abu Dhabi’s powerful crown prince, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, AP reported.
Mattis noted that “Iran’s behavior must change,” according to The National newspaper.
However, he stressed that unilateral action is not the way forward with Iran, adding that that the “military must work to buy time for diplomats to work their magic.”