Syria is open to direct talks with Hezbollah if its national interests require it, Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaybani said during a visit to Lebanon on Thursday (2 July).
Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaybani made the remarks during meetings in Beirut with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, a close Hezbollah ally.
The visit marked al-Shaybani's first to Beirut since U.S. President Donald Trump suggested Syrian forces could confront Hezbollah inside Lebanon. Damascus has previously rejected the idea.
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has dismissed reports of any planned Syrian military role in Lebanon, describing them as unfounded.
Syria's new leadership, made up of former rebel commanders who fought Hezbollah during the country's civil war, now faces the challenge of managing regional alliances while rebuilding after 14 years of conflict.
Hezbollah backed former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during the war, deepening the long-running hostility between the two sides.
Media reports earlier this year said Washington had explored whether Syria could help disarm Hezbollah in eastern Lebanon, although Damascus was reluctant over fears of being drawn into a wider regional conflict.
Syria maintained political and military dominance over Lebanon for nearly three decades before withdrawing its troops in 2005.
Analysts say any renewed Syrian involvement in Lebanon could inflame sectarian tensions across both countries.
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Iran and the United States remain at loggerheads over efforts to agree a permanent end to the war in the Gulf, according to a senior Iranian source who said there had been no progress in talks to revive the interim deal agreed in June and define a timeframe to implement it.
Disruption in the Strait of Hormuz has increased the strategic importance of Bab al-Mandab, raising fears that instability in both waterways could trigger a wider global energy and trade crisis.
U.S. President Donald Trump has called for Iran to pay compensation for decades of deaths and damage, adding a new demand to peace talks as Tehran seeks compensation and sanctions relief before reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
A criminal court in Damascus has sentenced former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia for premeditated murder, torture, arbitrary detention and crimes against humanity, according to Syria’s state news agency SANA.
Millions of people across Spain and Iceland are preparing on Wednesday to witness a rare total solar eclipse, when the moon will pass directly between Earth and the Sun, briefly turning daylight into darkness along a narrow path.
Central Asia’s economy has surpassed $543 billion, driven by Kazakhstan’s economic weight, strong exports and foreign investment, while growing trade across Asia points to an increasingly connected region.
The United Nations refugee agency is planning a settlement and carpet-weaving workshop for Afghan returnees in Kabul as the country grapples with large-scale returns and growing pressure on housing, jobs and basic services.
Iran will soon join the New Development Bank (NDB), the lender established by BRICS nations, Central Bank Governor Abdolnaser Hemmati said in a state media report on Wednesday ahead of a BRICS finance meeting in India.
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev has outlined an expanded vision for the Zangezur Corridor, describing it not simply as a transport route connecting mainland Azerbaijan with the Nakhchivan exclave, but as a future platform for energy, telecommunications and wider regional integration.
Iran and Russia are seeking closer cooperation on arms control and Iran’s nuclear programme as the two countries deepen strategic ties amid heightened tensions with the U.S. and Israel.
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