Overview
- Senior Syrian and Israeli delegations met in Jordan on Sunday under U.S. mediation, with Syria led by Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani and reports saying Israel was represented by senior intelligence officials.
- The talks focused on practical steps to halt Israeli strikes, arrests and targeted operations and on restarting negotiations toward a broader security agreement.
- Damascus told the Israeli delegation it wants an immediate withdrawal to positions held before December 8, 2024 and full restoration of the 1974 disengagement lines as preconditions for progress.
- Contacts were cut after Israel struck the Abu al-Duhur airbase on August 18, a strike Israel says blocked a Turkish deployment while Syria and Türkiye deny that claim.
- Washington is pushing deconfliction measures such as a Jordan-based operations cell and a UN buffer zone, but no binding timetable or implementation details have been agreed and trust between the parties remains the main obstacle.