Benjamin Netanyahu: “Iran was essentially running Syria, okay, directly through…”

“Are you comfortable with the pace of change, with the security situation vis a vis Syria right now? I think there's an opportunity to explore. I think that everyone understands that the situation has changed before that Iran was essentially running Syria, okay, directly through Hezbollah. Hezbollah has been brought to its knees. Iran is out of the picture. So I think this presents opportunities for stability, for security, and eventually for peace.” (27:18–27:24)

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