Trump push for Syrian intervention against Hezbollah ‘short-sighted’
- Beirut, Lebanon – Sitting alongside his Lebanese counterpart, Joseph Aoun, at the White House on Tuesday, United States President Donald Trump repeated a suggestion that Syria could intervene in Lebanon to “do something with Hezbollah”.
- “[Al-Sharaa] would like to come in,” Trump claimed.
- “It’s been a very badly treated place and country and we’re going to have it properly treated and treated with the respect it deserves,” Trump told Aoun.
Confirmed
- Beirut, Lebanon – Sitting alongside his Lebanese counterpart, Joseph Aoun, at the White House on Tuesday, United States President Donald Trump repeated a suggestion that Syria could intervene in Lebanon to “do something with Hezbollah”.
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- “[Al-Sharaa] would like to come in,” Trump claimed.
- “It’s been a very badly treated place and country and we’re going to have it properly treated and treated with the respect it deserves,” Trump told Aoun.
Sources: Euronews, Al Jazeera