As the White House has soured on Israel’s war with Hezbollah, President Donald Trump has shocked many by pushing an alternative: Let Syria fight the Iran-backed militant group instead.

U.S. President Donald Trump's repeated suggestions that Syria's new leader, Ahmad Sharaa, can better curb Iran-backed Hezbollah than Israel have alarmed Lebanon and Syria.

Talks of a Syrian role in Lebanon revive memories of decades of troubled relations and military occupation