The US' concerns about Iran's nuclear power stems from "their failures and defeats in the region", Jazayeri said.
The United States reportedly maintains some 13,000 troops in Afghanistan, largely providing training missions to local Afghan forces while also conducting counterterrorism operations against terror groups.
The US leader has repeatedly complained about Washington's huge trade deficit with Tokyo and also urged Abe to expand the country's defensive capacity.
The US report reaffirms commitments to nonproliferation treaties, but it emphasizes the need to enhance capabilities to match Russia, showing support for US nuclear modernization projects.
The US State Department said on Thursday that the country is withdrawing from UNESCO, the cultural and educational agency of the UN, noting that the move will take effect on Dec 31.
The United States unveiled its new Africa strategy last month based on "America First" principles. US National Security Adviser John Bolton said the strategy has been designed to counter the financial and political influence of China and Russia.
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The US corn and soybean crops conditions continued to creep along, according to the USDA's weekly crop progress report released Monday.
The US is facing an aging population and a shrinking workforce generating less money to support the country's main publicly funded retirement program, Social Security.
The UN chief called for massive support to increase the response capacity of developing countries. Guterres told the meeting that the UN system has a well-established supply-chain network. "We stand ready to place it at your disposal," he said.
The US' designation of the DPRK as a state sponsor of terrorism could lay waste to the efforts of China and Russia to bring the DPRK back to the negotiation table. Instead, it could be used by Pyongyang as a pretext to renew its weapons tests, thus restarting the vicious circle of escalating tensions on the peninsula that had seemed in danger of spiraling out of control.