US President Donald Trump has said he had advised Israel to allow Syria to confront Hezbollah in Lebanon, arguing that Damascus could do a better job of containing the group while avoiding wider destruction.
Speaking to reporters in France on Tuesday, Trump expressed confidence in Syria’s current leadership, saying the country’s new administration was helping restore stability after years of conflict.
Incumbent Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa assumed office in January 2025 after the regime of Bashar Assad was ousted in December 2024.
He also praised the role of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, saying that “along with President Erdogan and some others,” Syria’s leadership was doing “an amazing job” of bringing the country together.
“He’s not a Boy Scout, but he’s done an amazing job of pulling it together, and he is very good,” Trump added.
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