The Syrian president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, during his interview with the al-Mashhad channel, on June 22, 2026 in Damascus. (Credit: SANA)
Just as Donald Trump was claiming — for the umpteenth time — that he was "close" to letting Syria "take care" of Hezbollah, Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa spoke at length about Lebanon in an interview on Sunday evening with al-Mashhad media."We have enough courage that if we wanted to send our soldiers to Lebanon, we would say so openly," Sharaa stated, thereby ruling out any military intervention to combat the Shiite militia. "Nor are we going to revert to the model of the former regime, which imposed its control over Lebanon" between 1990 and 2005.But while Sharaa added that he is resisting calls made by "many parties" for a new Syrian occupation, he emphasized a key point: the solution to Lebanon’s problems goes through Damascus, and must under no circumstances come from...
Just as Donald Trump was claiming — for the umpteenth time — that he was "close" to letting Syria "take care" of Hezbollah, Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa spoke at length about Lebanon in an interview on Sunday evening with al-Mashhad media."We have enough courage that if we wanted to send our soldiers to Lebanon, we would say so openly," Sharaa stated, thereby ruling out any military intervention to combat the Shiite militia. "Nor are we going to revert to the model of the former regime, which imposed its control over Lebanon" between 1990 and 2005.But while Sharaa added that he is resisting calls made by "many parties" for a new Syrian occupation, he emphasized a key point: the solution to Lebanon’s problems goes through Damascus, and must under no circumstances come from...
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