Former President Donald Trump told the Saudi-run Al Arabiya News on Sunday that Lebanese sources have told him that Israel must continue its war against Hezbollah and defeat the Iranian-backed terrorist organization. he suggested.
Interviewer Nadia Bilbashi Charters asked Trump if he thought there was a chance of a negotiation over the killings of Hamas leader Yayha Sinwar and Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in the past few weeks. Ta.
He replied: [Hezbollah] They even suggested it, not out of strength – they suggested it. But interestingly, I talked to people in Lebanon and they wanted to go that far — I was very,
I was really surprised. ”
Bilbashi Charters blurts out that “a million people have been forced from their homes and thousands have been killed” and Trump is the only one because Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will listen to him. He pointed out that many people believe that can stop the war.
President Trump agreed, saying he has good relationships with many leaders in the region.
Hezbollah is backed by Iran and its local power base is among Lebanon's Shiite population. Dragging Lebanon into a war with Israel is deeply resented by many other Lebanese groups.
President Trump has made several statements in past commentaries on the Middle East, including the October 7, 2023 terrorist attacks and the ensuing war in Gaza, which would never have happened had he still been in office. I repeated my findings.
He also said that Prime Minister Netanyahu “must” strike Iran's nuclear and oil facilities in response to the Iranian regime's missile attacks on Israel. He reiterated his view that the best foreign policy advice is to do the opposite of what President Joe Biden has suggested.
However, he added that he believed that in the long run, he could maintain good relations with the Iranian people.
He was less optimistic about the fate of the 101 Israeli hostages still held by Iranian-backed Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip. He said he would have insisted that the hostages be released “immediately,” but many likely would have died.
President Trump has said he believes the Middle East will return to the pursuit of lasting peace. “I really believe it will happen and I believe it will happen soon. Let's see what happens in the election.”
He said he would expand on the Abraham Accords, which Saudi Arabia was close to joining before Trump left office. The Biden administration attempted to negotiate peace between Saudi Arabia and Israel by October 7, but the agreement was also reportedly blocked because it did not include a Palestinian state, which was not a high priority for the Saudis in negotiations.
Mr. Trump's next grandchild will be “half Arab or Lebanese,” Bilbashi Charters said. (Tiffany Trump is married to Lebanese-American Christian businessman scion Michael Boulos, and is pregnant with the couple's first child.) Trump also has a husband, Jared, who converted to Judaism and is pregnant with the couple's first child. She also has Jewish grandchildren through her daughter Ivanka, who is married to Kushner.
President Trump praised the ingenuity and achievements of the Lebanese people and shared his hope that peace will eventually come.
Joel B. Pollack is a senior editor at Breitbart News. Breitbart News Sunday Sunday nights from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM ET (4:00 PM to 7:00 PM PT) on Sirius XM Patriot. he is the author of Agenda: What should President Trump do in his first 100 days?available for pre-order on Amazon. He is also the author of Trumpian Virtues: Lessons and Legacy of the Donald Trump Presidencynow available on Audible. He is the recipient of the 2018 Robert Novak Journalism Alumni Fellowship. Follow him on Twitter @joelpolak.
