DOHA: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told Reuters on Saturday that a credible Palestinian civil administration and a vetted, trained police force should be in place to allow Hamas to disarm, saying the group is prepared to hand over governance of the enclave.
In an interview on the sidelines of the Doha Forum, Fidan said that without those initial steps, expecting Hamas to disarm in the first phase of the ceasefire deal is neither “realistic nor doable.”
He said the proposed police force would exclude Hamas members and would be backed by an international stabilization force. He added that Washington was pressing Israel over Turkiye’s bid to join the force.
Fidan warned that failure by the international community to advance the ceasefire plan to its next stage would amount to a “huge failure” for the world and for Washington, noting that US President Donald Trump had personally led the push.
SDF showing no intent to honor deal to integrate into Syrian state
Fidan also said on Saturday the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are signalling “no intention” of honoring their deal to integrate into Syrian state structures and are instead trying to circumvent it.
He said that Ankara was not giving the Syrian government a “blank cheque” to oppress minorities, adding that everyone in Syria “must feel safe and free.”
The minister also said Israel’s “destabilization policies” in Syria were the main obstacle to efforts to rebuild unity in the country.
Turkish FM says SDF not honoring Syria deal, calls for Gaza administration before Hamas disarmament
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Turkish FM says SDF not honoring Syria deal, calls for Gaza administration before Hamas disarmament
- Fidan said expecting Hamas to disarm in the first phase of the ceasefire deal is neither “realistic nor doable.”
- He also said the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are signalling “no intention” of honoring their deal to integrate into Syrian state
Iran security chief says US, Israel seeking ‘disintegration of Iran’
- “Their issue was... the fundamental disintegration of Iran,” said Larijani
- He said the US was seeking to replicate in Iran a scenario similar to Venezuela
TEHRAN: Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani said on Saturday that the United States and Israel were seeking to break the Islamic republic apart.
“Their issue was... the fundamental disintegration of Iran,” said Larijani in a pre-recorded interview broadcast on state TV.
On February 28, the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran that killed its supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and triggered a war in the Middle East.
Iran responded with drone and missile strikes targeting Israel as well as US interests across the region.
He said the US was seeking to replicate in Iran a scenario similar to Venezuela, where interim president Delcy Rodriguez has cooperated with him under threat of violence after Washington ousted her boss, Nicolas Maduro.
“I think the most important problem the Americans have is that they do not understand the context of West Asia, especially Iran,” said Larijani.
“Their perception was that it would be like Venezuela — they would strike, take control, and it would be over --but now they are trapped.”
