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“It’s important to the Trump administration because President Trump has engaged in a new kind of Middle East regional program. Lower the temperature, increase the dialogue, increase the discourse, and avoid these abrupt kinetic action. There was no, what we can see, malintent or aggressive action by Syria or Turkey. This was a bit of a setback, but I think it’s a temporary setback.
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U.S. ambassador responds to rising tensions between Israel, Turkey and Syria — PBS NewsHour interview with Ambassador Tom Barrack, August 21, 2026.