-Source- The Jewish Press-
The daily Al-Hayat on Thursday quoted a Western diplomat who revealed that the new American policy in the Middle East requires a full Iranian withdrawal from Syria, and that this issue will be a priority of the summit between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.
The White House and the Kremlin have agreed on a summit to be held by the two leaders, in Austria or Finland, after Trump attends the NATO summit in Brussels July 11 and 12, and visits the UK on the 13th.
The diplomat who spoke to Al-Hayat pointed out that the US is open to allowing President Bashar al-Assad to remain in power, and even to giving him a green light to restore his sovereignty in all the areas which are currently controlled by the opposition. But all Western powers are united in granting the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) the power to determine who is responsible for the chemical attacks on Syrian civilians throughout the war, and make them face an international tribunal.
According to the same Western diplomat, the White House “is committed to forcing Iran to leave Syria. Jordan also objects to an Iranian presence on its borders. “If the Putin-Trump summit is held on July 15, at its core will be negotiating Washington’s insistence on Iran’s withdrawal from Syria,” the diplomat said, noting that US officials were aware that Russia “would not be willing to pay a heavy price for Iran’s survival, and negotiations with the Russians depend on this basic condition (the Iranian withdrawal). After that, everything can be discussed.” Read more
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