The success of President Donald Trump in promoting peace and prosperity in the Middle East, is being implemented by Ambassador Tom Barrack, as I witnessed firsthand last week joining him and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) in Jordan, Syria and Lebanon. The administration is seizing a historic strategic opportunity in Syria and Lebanon, boxing out Russia, China, and Iran, and ending endless wars while advancing U.S. interests and regional security.
The fall of the Assad regime in Syria last December was nothing short of a Berlin Wall moment for the Middle East. For decades, Assad served as Iran’s most important partner, enabling Hezbollah’s destabilization of Lebanon and fueling endless conflict. Today, Iran has no presence in Syria, and Damascus has severed diplomatic ties with Tehran altogeth