Bolton Says U.S. Wants Iran Out of Syria as Part of Broad Move
- Denies that the U.S. is seeking to change the regime in Iran
- U.S. national security adviser speaks after trilateral summit
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National Security Adviser John Bolton said the U.S. would like to see Iranian forces leave Syria as part of a broader withdrawal from foreign territory, after a meeting with his Russian and Israeli counterparts.
“It’s not a question I think of a disagreement about the outcome, but a mutual effort to find a way to make it happen,” Bolton said at a press conference in Jerusalem. “In our view, that ought to be in the context of a general withdrawal of Iranian forces and surrogates from areas of conflict back into a nice happy peaceful life in Iran without nuclear weapons.”