President Donald Trump praised Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa as highly talented and said that if Israel cannot confront Hezbollah without killing everyone, Syria will do the job—according to Trump's remarks as reported Tuesday.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday praised Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa as 'highly talented,' asserting he 'united the country at amazing speed' and 'protected everything I asked for.' Trump then reiterated that if Israel cannot confront Hezbollah without killing everyone, Syria will do it. The latest remarks, posted by a Trump-aligned source and first reported at 13:46 Jerusalem, build on a sequence of escalating comments the president has made throughout Tuesday — all published at 12:57 Jerusalem in our thread — starting with his initial proposal that Syria take over the fight against Hezbollah, followed by criticism of IDF conduct and calls for Prime Minister Netanyahu to 'act more responsibly' in Lebanon.
As The Zioneer reported in nine successive updates starting at 12:57 Tuesday, Trump first said the Lebanon war has dragged on too long and that he proposed Syria handle Hezbollah (version 1). He then told KAN 11 the campaign takes 'forever' (version 2), proposed Syria take over the fight (version 3), and analysts warned the proposal could lead to massacres of Lebanese minorities (version 4). Trump subsequently said Secretary of State Marco Rubio assured him Iran will not obtain nuclear weapons (versions 5 and 7), specifically criticized IDF conduct (version 6), urged Netanyahu to act responsibly (version 8), and said he is 'not happy' with Israel's handling of Hezbollah (version 9). The source quality evolved from a single KAN report to multiple Israeli news outlets and a Trump-aligned source.
The comments come amid an ongoing U.S. diplomatic push on the northern front. As The Zioneer reported earlier Tuesday (13:10), Trump described the Iran deal as 'good and fair' and urged Netanyahu to be 'more responsible' in Lebanon. An NBC interview from June 7 showed Trump endorsing 'more surgical' strikes and praising Syrian leadership, suggesting the shift in rhetoric has been building for over a week.
No additional context has been released regarding whether the latest praise for al-Sharaa came from an interview, a public statement, or a social media post. It also remains unclear whether al-Sharaa or the Syrian government has responded to Trump's proposal.
14 developments
- StrongTrump blasts Netanyahu's Lebanon policy, urges Israel to let Syria handle Hezbollah
- ConfirmedTrump denounces IDF strikes in Beirut, calls for cessation of attacks on Hezbollah
- DevelopingTrump, in NBC Interview, Endorses 'More Surgical' Strikes on Hezbollah and Praises Syrian Leadership
- DevelopingTrump sends tough messages to Iran, warns Tehran would bear blame for escalation
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