Trump says he talked to Syria's Sharaa on countering Hezbollah
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had spoken to Syria's Ahmed al-Sharaa about combatting Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Asked at the G7 summit in France if Sharaa was willing to take on the Shia group, Trump said he would talk about that later.
Trump’s remarks came after he criticised Israel for killing civilians in Lebanon and not just Hezbollah members.
"I consider that (Lebanon) the minor war, Iran’s a big one, but we have that little pinprick out there that constantly rears its head, and that's Hezbollah," Trump told reporters on the sidelines of the summit.
Earlier this year, the US had encouraged Syria to consider sending forces into eastern Lebanon to help disarm Hezbollah, but Damascus was reluctant to embark on such a mission for fear of being sucked into the war in the Middle East and inflaming sectarian tensions in Syria and Lebanon.
On Saturday, Sharaa denied the rumours circulating about Syria entering Lebanon.