US envoy Tom Barrack says interests ‘not aligned’ with Israel– www.washingtonexaminer.com Source Link Excerpt:
The United States special envoy to Syria, Tom Barrack, said America’s interests weren’t aligned with any country in the Middle East, including Israel.
Barrack gave a pessimistic assessment of the Middle East, saying there would probably never be peace in the region during an interview with the National News’s On the Record with Hadley Gamble. He then made a surprising statement, saying his mistrust of all powers in the region extends to longtime U.S. ally Israel.
U.S. Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack, right, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, left, and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al Shibani pose for a photograph after signing a road map to restore security in southern Syria, in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
“If we’ve talked about trust, quite honestly, in this business, I don’t trust any of them. Our interests are not aligned. ‘Ally’ is a mistaken word; our interests are not aligned,” he said.
When Gamble interjected to ask if he was referring to the Syrian regime, he said he was referring to the whole region generally. She then asked if that included Israel, to which he responded, “Absolutely.”
Barrack voiced further disenchantment with Israel and its effect on the region elsewhere in the interview, particularly regarding Lebanon. He said that due to Israel’s actions, Hezbollah had no incentive to disarm.
