Syria Rejects Trump's Lebanon Role Suggestion, Denying Any Move Into Southern Lebanon
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Updated · Ynetnews · Jun 21
Syria Rejects Trump's Lebanon Role Suggestion, Denying Any Move Into Southern Lebanon
3 articles · Updated · Ynetnews · Jun 21
Summary
Ahmad al-Sharaa said Trump's remarks were misread and did not mean Syria was preparing to invade Lebanon or take over the fight against Hezbollah.
Five days after Trump floated the idea at the G7, al-Sharaa said Washington was discussing Syria's role in a secure solution for Lebanon, not a military entry.
Trump has repeatedly criticized Israel's campaign against Hezbollah, saying too many civilians were being killed and that the IDF kept bringing down residential buildings without resolving the threat.
Al-Sharaa said Syria has a serious problem with Hezbollah but does not want Lebanon pushed toward either civil war or another war with Israel, arguing Lebanese stability is tied to Syria's own security.
The exchange comes as renewed fighting in Lebanon threatens a fragile ceasefire framework and could complicate broader U.S.-Iran understandings.