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Ahmed al-Sharaa

What's on Ahmed al-Sharaa's mind?

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the deal with Israel 24% handling Hezbollah 19% no adventures beyond the borders 14% · newthe minority pledge 11% · neweverything else 32%
#1
Washington keeps drafting his Israel deal for him

Two think-tank pieces in two days sketch how Damascus and Jerusalem could 'reset' — neither of them written in Damascus.

How Israel and Syria Can Reset Their Relationship

The National Interest · 2026-07-29
our translation

everyone is publishing his negotiating position before he does. useful cover: if the terms leak from washington, he never had to propose them out loud at home.

two reset op-eds in two dayspretty sure · 2 sources
#2
The pitch: squeeze Hezbollah, get Israel
FDD frames Hezbollah as the openerpretty sure · 1 source
#3
He is being warned off a Lebanon he says he isn't entering
new — op-ed warns against Lebanon interventionhonestly, a hunch · 1 source
#4
Sayyida Zaynab is the pledge, tested daily
new — Al Jazeera revisits Sayyida Zaynabvery sure · 1 source
thursday, july 30
Read the FDD piece twice, cite it never(reported)
Ask for a fresh security readout on Sayyida Zaynab(reported)
Say nothing new about Lebanon in public today(safe bet)
Take at least one Gulf call about reconstruction money(safe bet)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

The source

Countering Hezbollah Could Bring Syria and Israel Closer

news.google.com · 2026-07-30

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