Comment on Trump’s Golan tweet inflames regional tensions as Syria vows to recover the occupied land

BEIRUT – Syria and its Russian and Iranian allies slammed President Donald Trump’s call to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Friday, inflaming regional tensions at a time when the Trump administration is seeking to curtail Iran’s expanding influence. A statement by Syria’s Foreign Ministry said the move would increase Syria’s determination to recover the territory occupied by Israel “by all available means” and Russia and Iran both said it violated international law. Turkey, a U.S.