Trump’s idea for Syria to confront Hezbollah risks reopening wounds, analysts say
LONDON: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday appeared to soften his June suggestion that Syria could take on Hezbollah in Lebanon instead of Israel, but the idea continues to stir alarm because of Syria’s long history of interference in Lebanese affairs.
During a meeting with Syria’s interim president, Ahmad Al-Sharaa, on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, Trump was asked whether he still wanted Syria to help deal with Hezbollah in Lebanon.
“They could help, we’ll find out,” Trump told reporters. “I think we’re making a lot of progress.”
Even so, the proposal could revive one of Lebanon’s deepest anxieties: renewed Syrian involvement.
