T. Belman. This is only the beginning. Trump is going to take down the Islamists and he has most of the world supporting him. Trump does not kick the can down the road. He looks for permanant solutions. Remember when he was campaigning he used to say that he would defeat the Islamists AND THEIR IDEOLOGY. He started in Riyadh two years ago and got commitments from most Arab countries to go along. But they faltered. He is back now and is not taking “no” for an answer.
Now that he is ratcheting up pressure on Iran he is making moves to get Russia on board. Hence the meeting in Jerusalem.
By Ibrahim Hamidi, Asharq Al-Awsat
Sunday, 2 June, 2019 –
The US national security adviser, John Bolton, and his Russian and Israeli counterparts Nikolai Patrushev and Meir Ben-Shabbat will soon meet in West Jerusalem to discuss regional security issues and Syria in particular. This
will mark the first meeting of its kind.
Western diplomatic sources told Asharq Al-Awsat on Saturday that the future of Iranian presence in Syria will be the main topic on the agenda of Jerusalem’s meeting.
The sources said the meeting was scheduled based on an understanding between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that a priority should be given to guarantee the security of Israel and support
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“The three sides should discuss a roadmap that makes the US and its allies offer incentives to Moscow in Syria, such as reconstruction, legitimacy and lifting sanctions, in return of Russia’s commitment to concrete actions
related to containing Iran’s role and the political operation in the country,” the sources said.
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