"Right now, we keep an eye on the potential for more provocations from the Iranians but right now we have not seen that," Mattis told reporters on board a military plane.
"With the Iranians destabilizing record from Lebanon to Syria, from Yemen to Afghanistan, of course we watch for this," Mattis said. "Right now we are not changing our posture." (Reporting by Idrees Ali; Editing by Bernadette Baum)U.S.'s Mattis says eyeing provocative Iran actions after Trump speech
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