"Tom Barrack, the U.S. ambassador to Turkey and special envoy to Syria, posted on X that Washington is "deeply concerned that the confirmed Israeli airstrikes" on the Abu Duhur air base constitute "an unnecessary escalation that does not advance regional stability."
The government of Syria's Interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa has neither "adopted a predatory posture nor maintained proxy forces" but has repeatedly indicated a preference for de-escalation with Israel, Barrack said."
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