In a press conference described by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz as “weird” and filled with “lies,ramblings and nonsensical rants,” Donald Trump on Wednesday stunned Israeli officials with his seemingly reckless remarks about the current role of Iran in the Syrian conflict, or following the pullout of United States troops from Syria,Israeli media reported.
Trump suddenly and unexpectedly announced on December 19 that he would order all U.
S. troops in Syria withdrawn, as Inquisitr reported.
But among their other functions in Syria, and U.
S. troops were intended to keep a check on Iran’s military activity inside of Syria. Iran sees Syria as the key piece in its plan to set up military and political dominance in the Middle East,as an analysis by The Atlantic Monthly magazine noted final year — dominance that would pose a direct threat to Israeli national security.
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Source: inquisitr.com