Iran, Assad’s main regional ally and which also has forces in Syria, condemned the statement as illegal and unacceptable. Damascus said the Golan Heights would remain “Syrian, Arab” and Trump had shown contempt for international law. Though the Golan Heights had been calm for decades, the frontier has reemerged as a flashpoint for regional tensions during the Syrian war. POMPEO TO FLAG HEZBOLLAH CONCERNSTurkish President Tayyip Erdogan said: “we cannot allow the legitimization of the occupation of the Golan Heights”. Trump’s statement has given a boost to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the middle of his re-election campaign.

Source: bd News24 March 22, 2019 10:41 UTC