Trump, al-Sharaa Discuss Syrian Role in Disarming Hezbollah as Border Security Plan Takes Shape
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Updated · en.majalla.com · Jun 25
Trump, al-Sharaa Discuss Syrian Role in Disarming Hezbollah as Border Security Plan Takes Shape
3 articles · Updated · en.majalla.com · Jun 25
Summary
Trump said he discussed with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa a possible Syrian role in disarming Hezbollah, reviving talk of a “Syrian solution” centered on Lebanon’s security crisis.
That approach would rely on tighter Syria-Lebanon border control, intelligence and security cooperation, and political backing for the Lebanese state rather than a direct Syrian military return to Lebanon.
Damascus, still emerging from years of war, is seeking economic relief and sees arms smuggling, drug trafficking and Hezbollah-linked activity on its border as a shared security threat, not only a Lebanese issue.
The idea remains highly sensitive because Lebanon does not want a repeat of 1976, when Syrian troops entered and stayed for three decades, and Arab and Western capitals are wary of opening another regional front.
Limited military action is still viewed as the most dangerous path, with the debate now focused on whether Syria can help weaken Hezbollah without reasserting tutelage over Lebanon.