Syria, Israel hold US-mediated talks in Jordan to de-escalate tensions

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · Aug 24, 2026 · 822 words · By Al Jazeera Staff

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Syria, Israel hold US-mediated talks in Jordan to de-escalate tensions Syria’s foreign minister meets with an Israeli delegation led by the chief of the Mossad to de-escalate tensions after an Israeli strike near the Turkish border.

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What happened

Why it matters

Syria’s Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani has met with Israeli intelligence officials in Jordan, according to Syrian state media, as the two sides work to de-escalate tensions following an Israeli attack on a Syrian airbase near the Turkish border.

Common ground

Syria’s Sana news agency, citing a diplomatic source, said the talks were mediated by the United States and involved a “high-level Israeli delegation”.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “the talks were mediated by the United States”

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Multiple independent news sources (France 24, AOL, and other web results) explicitly state that the talks between Syria and Israel in Jordan were mediated by the United States.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Following the fall of the Assad regime on 8 December 2024, Israel invaded the demilitarized buffer zone in southwestern Syria (adjacent to the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights) and has continued to occu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_invasion_of_Syria_(202…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran and its regional allies. The war follows the Twelve-Day War in June 2025 and sporadic fighting during the Middle Eastern…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since the 1960s, the relationship between Israel and the United States has grown into a close alliance in economic, strategic and military aspects. The U.S. has provided strong support for Israel; it …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel–United_States_relations

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Claim 2: “Syria’s Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani has met with Israeli intelligence officials in Jordan”

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Multiple independent web sources (France 24, Axios/Kurdistan24, and other reports) confirm that Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani met with Israeli officials in Jordan. Wikipedia confirms al-Shaibani's role as Foreign Minister since December 2024.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani (born 1987) is a Syrian diplomat, politician, and former rebel who has been serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates in the Syrian transitional government si…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asaad_al-Shaibani

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates (Arabic: وزارة الخارجية والمغتربين, romanized: Wizārat al-Khārijīyah wa-al-Mughtaribīn) is a cabinet ministry of Syria, responsible for conducting forei…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_an…

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Claim 3: “Israel has launched hundreds of strikes on Syria since the fall of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December 2024”

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Multiple independent sources (web search results and Wikipedia) confirm that Bashar al-Assad fell in December 2024 and that Israel has since launched hundreds of strikes in Syria.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 8 December 2024, the Assad regime in Syria collapsed during a major offensive by opposition forces. The offensive was spearheaded by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the Syrian National Army (SNA), and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_of_the_Assad_regime

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "God, Syria, and Bashar!" (Arabic: الله، سوريا، وبشار, romanized: Allah, Souriya, w Bashar) is a song composed by Rami Kazour praising then Syrian President—Bashar al-Assad—created after the killing o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God,_Syria,_and_Bashar!

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Claim 4: “the two sides had agreed on paper to “almost everything” around the beginning of the year, including arrangements for security zones in southern Syria and a buffer zone where only UN forces would be present”

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Claim 5: “The US has sought to broker a security agreement between Israel and the government of Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa for more than a year”

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While Wikipedia confirms Ahmed al-Sharaa is the president of Syria since 2025, the provided evidence does not contain specific details about a US effort to broker a security agreement for 'more than a year'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa (born 29 October 1982), also known by his former nom de guerre Abu Mohammad al-Julani, is a Syrian politician and former rebel commander who has served as the president of Syri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmed_al-Sharaa

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States has provided extensive military, diplomatic, and financial support to Israel during the ongoing Gaza war. This has included rapid deployment of warships and military aircraft, billio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_support_for_Isra…

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Claim 6: “Syria and Israel had agreed on a joint mechanism to share intelligence and defuse tensions”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny the agreement on a joint intelligence-sharing mechanism.

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Claim 7: “Israel [launched] an Israeli attack on a Syrian airbase near the Turkish border”

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Multiple sources (TikTok news report, JFeed, and a 'Post' source) confirm Israel attacked a Syrian airbase near the Turkish border to prevent Turkish military deployment.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Disputes and clashes in Syria have continued following the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024, which many sources consider the end of the Syrian civil war. Numerous actors are involved, includi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aftermath_of_the_Syrian_civil_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Syria–Turkey relations are the relations between the Republic of Türkiye and the Syrian Arab Republic. Turkey shares its longest common border with Syria; various geographic and historical links also …
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Claim 8: “the negotiations froze at the end of February, when the US and Israel launched their war on Iran”

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Web search results from Enab Baladi and others confirm the existence of a US-Israeli war on Iran starting in February 2026, and Wikipedia confirms the war began on February 28, 2026.

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web search NEUTRAL — Israeli forces have also moved into a United Nations-patrolled buffer zone that had long separated Israeli and Syrian forces in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. The latest round of talks comes days…
https://thevaultznews.com/2026/08/24/syria-israel-hold-us-me…

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web search NEUTRAL — Enab Baladi – Rakan al-Khadr. The US-Israeli war on Iran has not been confined to the territories and interests of the three countries involved. It has expanded to include other states across the regi…
https://english.enabbaladi.net/archives/2026/03/syria-distan…

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web search NEUTRAL — Syria and Israel held high-level, US-mediated talks in Jordan on Sunday aimed at easing tensions following recent Israeli strikes on Syrian territory, Syria's state news agency SANA reported, citing a…
https://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/5310400-syria-israel-h…

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Claim 9: “sent troops into a United Nations-patrolled buffer zone that had long separated Israeli and Syrian forces in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights”

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Two independent high-authority news sources (The Hindu and Al Jazeera) confirm that Israel sent troops into the UN-patrolled buffer zone in the Golan Heights.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — It has also sent troops into a UN-patrolled buffer zone that for decades had separated Israeli and Syrian forces on the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/syria-fm-meets-m…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — It has also sent troops into a United Nations-patrolled buffer zone that for decades had separated Israeli and Syrian forces in the Golan Heights.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/22/israeli-drone-strik…

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Claim 10: “It also bombed the Abu Duhur airbase in northwestern Idlib on Thursday”

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One web search result mentions the bombing of the Abu Duhur airbase in northwestern Idlib, but other results are generic or do not provide specific confirmation of the 'Thursday' timing across multiple independent outlets.

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web search NEUTRAL — Israel, [a] officially the State of Israel, [b] is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. It is bordered by Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan to the east, and Egypt t…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel

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web search NEUTRAL — Israel's 1948 independence sparked the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, repelling neighboring armies but resulting in significant regional displacement. Despite peace treaties with Egypt (1979) and Jordan (1994…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Israel

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web search NEUTRAL — Israel (Hebrew: יִשְׂרָאֵל), officially the State of Israel (Hebrew: מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל), is a country in southwestern Asia on the eastern side of the Mediterranean Sea. Its capital city is Jerusalem…
https://simple.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel

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Claim 11: “al-Shaibani met the head of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, Roman Gofman”

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Three independent web search results specifically name Asaad al-Shaibani and Roman Gofman (head of Mossad) as the participants in the meeting.

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web search NEUTRAL — ERBIL (Kurdistan24) - Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani met with Israeli Mossad Director Roman Gofman in Jordan on Sunday in a high-level effort to lower tensions between the two countries, ac…
https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/934568

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web search NEUTRAL — High-level officials from Israel and Syria met to ease tensions after an Israeli airstrike on a Syrian military airbase. The meeting involved Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani and Roman Gofman…
https://www.basnews.com/en/babat/918188

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web search NEUTRAL — Following the unusual Israeli strike on a base in Syria, Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani met with Mossad Chief Roman Gofman. Sources involved in the matter say the meeting was 'good.'
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/dl2rv4flr

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