Syria denies officials held ‘secret’ talks with Hezbollah in Turkiye

Six sources from Syria, the US and Lebanon told Reuters news agency the reported meeting aimed to calm tensions.Published On 1 Oct 20261 Oct 2026Syria’s Ministry of Information has denied reports that government representatives have held direct talks with Hezbollah in Turkiye.Reuters news agency said that Syrian officials and the Iran-aligned group met secretly in September. Reuters said they spoke to six sources, including two Syrian officials, a United States official and a senior Lebanese security source close to Hezbollah.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Lebanese are watching Israel’s upcoming election, but few expect changelist 2 of 3Syria removed from US arms export ban listlist 3 of 3Gunmen kill 7 on bus in Syria as pipeline blast knocks out 3 power plantsend of listThe ministry said on its official X account Thursday that the “claims are false. No such meeting took place”.Turkiye, which reportedly brokered the meeting, also denied that it took place. The Turkish government labelled the claim as “baseless” in a statement on X on Thursday.Tensions between Syria’s new leadership and Hezbollah run deep. The Iran-backed Lebanese political party fought for years to d...