Geopolitics
Syria's New Leader Given Excuse to Avoid Fighting Hezbollah After Israel Destroyed Military Assets
Mario Nawfal Interviews
MYSTERY STRIKES HIT IRAN, U.S. DENIES INVOLVEMENT, HORMUZ TRAFFIC FREEZING - w/ Aaron Maté
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"The irony is even though al-Sharaa is in power partly thanks to Israel, al-Sharaa can now blame Israel if he wants an excuse to not go after Hezbollah, because what did Israel do after Assad fled? It went on another bombing spree of Syria and wiped out all of its military assets. Which now gives al-Sharif the excuse to say to Trump, listen, I'm sorry, I'd love to help you out against Hezbollah, but I can't because Israel, your ally, destroyed all of our military infrastructure."
Aaron explains the ironic situation where Israel helped install Syria's new leader al-Sharaa by weakening the Axis of Resistance, but then destroyed Syria's military infrastructure through bombing campaigns. This gives al-Sharaa a convenient excuse to refuse Trump's pressure to send Syrian forces into Lebanon to fight Hezbollah. Aaron notes the additional humiliation that Trump bragged about recognizing Israel's theft of the Golan Heights while sitting next to al-Sharaa, whose former name al-Jalani means 'from the Golan.'
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- Mario Nawfal Interviews
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- MYSTERY STRIKES HIT IRAN, U.S. DENIES INVOLVEMENT, HORMUZ TRAFFIC FREEZING - w/ Aaron Maté
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