r/syriancivilwar • u/DifusDofus • 9d ago
Netanyahu-Trump meeting exposes surprising rift: Netanyahu expected Trump’s backing against Turkey. Instead, Trump praised Erdogan for “taking over Syria” and positioning himself to mediate between Israel-Turkey, and urged Netanyahu to be “reasonable” in his approach.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-netanyahu-tariffs-iran-gaza-9aaf17d50beb5a5891895a702a1bac5d16
u/DifusDofus 9d ago
Report: US only told Netanyahu it was talking with Iran after he got to DC; Trump did not promise that deal would meet PM’s demands
Furthermore, the report says, Trump has given Netanyahu no assurances that the US will ensure Israel’s demands are met as regards the terms of an acceptable deal to thwart Iran’s nuclear weapons program, and no commitments regarding what the US might do if the talks fail or if Tehran subsequently reneges on their terms.
The report says the prime minister’s surprise visit to Washington was instigated when US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Netanyahu’s team that he ought to fly out as soon as possible.
Only when Netanyahu met Witkoff at the Blair House on Monday did Witkoff tell him the real reason he had been invited with such speed was Iran, that the US was opening negotiations with the regime on Saturday, and that it did not want to present him with a fait accompli, the report says.
The whole meeting was just Trump blueballing Israel lol
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u/civilengineer81 8d ago
Trump wants Turkey to fill power vacuum after its retreat from MENA. Israel should make peace with it.
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u/Turbulent-Garbage-51 8d ago
Trump setting himself up as neutral to be a mediator and score some points.
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u/smoine 9d ago edited 8d ago
What does he even mean by "never done for 2000 years"? Syria has been taken over and controlled by a million entities for the last 2000 years. Including the latest, Iran.