Trump to meet Syrian leader al‑Sharaa at NATO summit to curb Iran arms flow

U.S. President Donald Trump will hold bilateral talks with Syrian President Ahmed al‑Sharaa during the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey. American officials say the meeting will focus on Syria’s cooperation in stopping Iran from using Syrian territory to transport weapons to Hezbollah, a key element of a new U.S. strategy to limit Iranian influence in the Middle East.

The dialogue is part of a broader set of security discussions at the summit, which also includes the war in Ukraine, regional maritime security and U.S.‑NATO defence spending. Trump’s engagement with al‑Sharaa follows earlier contacts in Saudi Arabia and at the White House, and Washington says it will assess Syrian actions on the ground to verify any disruption of Iranian arms routes.