US President Donald Trump has suggested that Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa could play a role in confronting Hezbollah, arguing that Israel’s military campaign has come at too high a human cost.
Speaking at the G7 summit, Trump praised al-Sharaa, saying he was doing an “amazing job” and could potentially succeed where Israel has struggled.
“If Israel can’t do the job [against Hezbollah] without killing everyone else, then he will do the job. Syria will do the job,” Trump said.
The US president added that al-Sharaa was “very good with Hezbollah” and “does not like them”, while describing the Syrian leader, who rose to power following the fall of Bashar al-Assad, as “no boy scout”.
Trump’s remarks are likely to fuel speculation about Washington’s expectations of Syria’s new leadership and its potential role in reshaping regional security dynamics amid the ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran.
