Tom Barrack and the Levantine Gambit: Washington Disavows Reports of Syrian Intervention in Lebanon

Tom Barrack and the Levantine Gambit: Washington Disavows Reports of Syrian Intervention in Lebanon

In a decisive attempt to extinguish a rapidly escalating diplomatic controversy, United States Special Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack has unequivocally rejected allegations that Washington is encouraging a Syrian military intervention in Lebanon. The claims—suggesting that the United States had urged Damascus to deploy forces into eastern Lebanon to support the disarmament of Hezbollah—were dismissed by Barrack on Wednesday as “demonstrably false an…

Barrack denies report on requesting Syria to ’fight Hezbollah’

US envoy to Syria Tom Barrack has denied a recent report that Washington was encouraging Damascus to "take action" against Hezbollah in Lebanon. Barrack took to X to refute a Reuters article published on Tuesday, which stated that the US was trying to convince President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s government to send forces to eastern Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah. Barrack on Wednesday described the claims "false and inaccurate", which comes amid a buildup o…

U.S. Pushes Syria to Deploy Troops into Eastern Lebanon Aiming to Disarm Hezbollah

U.S. Pushes Syria to Deploy Troops into Eastern Lebanon  Aiming to Disarm Hezbollah Reuters, citing diplomatic and intelligence sources, reports that the United States is engaged in quiet negotiations to encourage Syria to consider deploying military forces into eastern Lebanon to assist in disarming Hezbollah, the Iran-backed group. According to details of the proposal, Washington […] The post U.S. Pushes Syria to Deploy Troops into Eastern Leb…