Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa said on Sunday that Damascus is actively pursuing a security agreement with Israel involving several countries, a move he described as a potential gateway to comprehensive peace. In an interview with Al Jazeera, al-Sharaa insisted the deal would not compromise Syria's claim to the Golan Heights, occupied by Israel in 1967 and annexed in 1981. The two states have been technically at war since 1948, though they agreed in January to establish a US-supervised communication channel.
Al-Sharaa ruled out any Syrian military intervention in Lebanon, saying his government supports restricting weapons and war-making authority exclusively to the Lebanese state. On the economic front, he praised a decision by US President Donald Trump to remove Syria from the US list of state sponsors of terrorism, arguing that lifting sanctions alone would have limited impact without that delisting.
Domestically, al-Sharaa acknowledged delays in implementing an agreement with the Syrian Democratic Forces but affirmed his commitment to it, and announced a special committee to address the issue of people missing during Syria's 2011–2024 war.