{"id":5181,"date":"2026-08-23T23:05:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T23:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=5181"},"modified":"2026-08-23T23:05:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T23:05:10","slug":"syria-israel-hold-us-mediated-talks-to-ease-tensions-syria-news-agency-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=5181","title":{"rendered":"Syria, Israel hold US-mediated talks to ease tensions, Syria news agency says"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Aug 24 (Reuters) &#8211; Syria and Israel held high-level, U.S.-mediated talks in Jordan on Sunday aimed at easing tensions following recent Israeli strikes on Syrian territory, Syria&#8217;s state news agency SANA reported, citing a diplomatic source at the foreign ministry.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=5179\">Canadian-Built RAV4s and CR-Vs Just Lost a Shot at Lower U.S. Tariffs<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The talks focused on practical mechanisms to halt Israeli strikes, arrests and targeted operations, and on reviving negotiations towards a security agreement that could lay the groundwork for a broader future accord, SANA said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The two sides also discussed efforts to ease tensions between Israel and Turkey and to prevent their rivalry from spilling onto Syrian territory.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Syria&#8217;s Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani told Reuters on Saturday that Damascus expected security negotiations with Israel to resume soon, although he added that there was a lack of trust between them.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Talks had been suspended since the start of the Iran war, while Syria cut off contact entirely after Israeli strikes on Syria&#8217;s Abu al-Duhur airbase last week, according to Shaibani.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Washington has for more than a year sought to broker a security agreement between Israel and the government of Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Shaibani said the two sides had agreed on paper to &#8220;almost everything&#8221; around the beginning of the year, including arrangements for security zones in southern Syria and a buffer zone where only United Nations forces would be present, but Damascus doubted Israel&#8217;s willingness to implement the agreement.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The Israeli prime minister&#8217;s office did not reply to a request for comment on Shaibani&#8217;s remarks.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=5177\">An $808 monthly payment is reshaping who can afford a new car<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>At Sunday&#8217;s meeting, SANA said, Syria indicated that its immediate priorities remained an Israeli withdrawal to positions held before Bashar al-Assad&#8217;s overthrow on December 8, 2024, and the full restoration of a 1974 disengagement agreement.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Damascus also told the Israeli delegation it would not accept arrangements restricting its right to rebuild and develop its armed forces or determine its alliances and partnerships, SANA said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Syria reiterated that the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights were Syrian territory but said discussions over the region&#8217;s final status were premature, according to the SANA report.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Israel has carried out repeated strikes on Syrian military sites since Assad&#8217;s fall, saying its actions were necessary to protect its security. Syria has denied posing a threat to Israel and has demanded an end to Israeli strikes and incursions.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Syria and Israel have technically been at war since 1948. Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria in the 1967 Six-Day War and later annexed it, a move recognised by the United States but not by most of the international community.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p> (Reporting by Feras Dalatey, Hatem Maher and Yasmine Ghania; Editing by Chris Reese and Edmund Klamann)<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=5175\">Trump caps summer of US 250th birthday at IndyCar race through Washington<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><i> Copyright Reuters or USA Today Network via Reuters Connect.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aug 24 (Reuters) &#8211; Syria and Israel held high-level, U.S.-mediated talks in Jordan on Sunday aimed at easing tensions following recent Israeli strikes on Syrian territory, Syria&#39;s state news agency SANA reported, citing a diplomatic source at the foreign ministry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5180,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5181","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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