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Trump’s radical plan for Syria to attack Hezbollah: ‘No one is on board’
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- Iran: The Latest
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- Jun 24, 2026
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Summary
The war in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah remains a major sticking point in US-Iran peace talks - but Donald Trump has a controversial solution. At the G7 summit, he said he wants Syria to militarily intervene in their neighbour and disarm the Iranian proxy by force. Sophia Yan is joined by Ahmad Sharawi, senior research analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies to discuss why Damascus has flatly rejected the plan. From the dark history of Syria’s occupation of Lebanon to the potential for a proxy war between Turkey and Israel, he outlines how such a move could seriously backfire. Plus, the latest news from the region including the row over Iran letting in nuclear inspectors from the IAEA and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's high-stakes warnings on the Strait of Hormuz. CONTRIBUTORS: Sophia Yan, senior foreign correspondent @sophia_yan Ahmad Sharawi, senior research analyst FDD @AhmadA_Sharawi Producer: Max Bower and Rachel Porter Executive Producers: Venetia Rainey & Louisa Wells ► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor ► EMAIL US: Contact the team on [email protected] ► GET THE LATEST HEADLINES: Find all our latest Iran coverage here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/iran-war/ Highlights ‘Creative but wrong’: Trump’s plan for Syria to attack Hezbollah Plus, a row over Iran letting in nuclear inspectors from the IAEA Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.