{"id":2633128,"date":"2026-07-21T13:27:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T17:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-syria-invading-lebanon-to-disarm-hezbollah-might-be-effective\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T13:30:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T17:30:26","slug":"trump-syria-invading-lebanon-to-disarm-hezbollah-might-be-effective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-syria-invading-lebanon-to-disarm-hezbollah-might-be-effective\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump: Syria invading Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah might be effective"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-syria-invading-lebanon-to-disarm-hezbollah-might-be-effective%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2633128&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump expressed that a syrian invasion of Southern Lebanon to disarm hezbollah coudl be highly effective. during a meeting with lebanese President Joseph Aoun,Trump indicated that he has a good relationship with Syrian President Ahmed al Sharaa,suggesting that Syria might intervene against Hezbollah. Trump praised al Sharaa\u2019s efforts to unify Syria adn implied he might support such a move against Hezbollah,which has been fighting the group for some time. <\/p>\n<p>Additionally, trump mentioned that he and Aoun are discussing ways for the U.S. to help stabilize Southern Lebanon amid Israel\u2019s military withdrawal, and he indicated openness to direct talks with Hezbollah if Aoun supports it. Trump also referenced a recent interaction with Hezbollah through an intermediary shortly after a U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding, which he later abandoned following Iranian strikes in the region. The article included links to related stories and a video of Trump\u2019s full comments.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> said on Tuesday that a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/syria\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"109\">Syrian<\/a> invasion of Southern Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah could be \u201cvery effective.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump was asked during an Oval Office meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun about Syrian President Ahmed al Sharaa\u2019s suggestion that the Syrian military intervene against Hezbollah.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe get along very well with the president of Syria,\u201d Trump said, pointing to Aoun. \u201cHe\u2019s done a very good job. I wouldn\u2019t be surprised if this gentleman\u2019s going to do a job just like that. He\u2019s done a very good job.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s pulled Syria together,\u201d Trump added of al Sharaa. \u201cHe would like to come in and do something with Hezbollah. They\u2019ve been fighting \u2014 he\u2019s been fighting Hezbollah for a long time. I think it\u2019d be very effective.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4657028\/trump-pickaxe-mountain-strike-very-soon-iran-war\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump promises Pickaxe Mountain strike could happen \u2018very soon\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4657062\/trump-says-syrian-invasion-of-southern-lebanon-to-disarm-hezbollah-could-be-very-effective\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says Syrian invasion of Southern Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah could be \u2018very effective\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4656931\/trump-other-operators-iran-missiles-killed-american-soldiers-jordan\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump: Other \u2018operators\u2019 at fault for Iranian missiles killing American soldiers in Jordan<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump reportedly contacted Hezbollah, an Iranian-funded terrorist proxy group operating out of Southern Lebanon, through a regional intermediary shortly after the United States signed the memorandum of understanding with Iran. Then-ongoing fighting between the terrorist group and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4650072\/jd-vance-accuses-israel-paying-influencers-undermine-iran-negotiations\/\">Israel<\/a> threatened to blow up Trump\u2019s MOU, which he has since abandoned in the wake of Iranian strikes against international commerce moving through the Strait of Hormuz and American military assets in the region.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president said on Tuesday that he and Aoun would speak about how the U.S. can help stabilize Southern Lebanon amid an Israeli military withdrawal. 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