On November 10, 2025, Sharaa and many others accompanying him met with Trump at the White House.
There is nothing surprising about this. But Sharaa was not welcomed to the Oval Office through the front door. Whereas Zelensky had entered through the front door. Trump had greeted him at the door with a slight humiliation. This is fitting, because the White House, like all palaces, is now very open to comedy. In almost every reception, there is some kind of comic welcome. The images were also comical when European presidents rushed to the White House for the Zelensky meeting. Thank God they had held the cocaine party beforehand. It seems that in times of war, every palace needs a little comedy.
Sharaa was taken in through the side door. It wasn’t actually a secret meeting but it was a private one, and there was no time for the formalities of posing for the press.
At the same time, US Secretary of State Rubio, Trump’s Special Envoy for the Middle East Witkoff, the Syria and Turkey governor (sorry, ambassador) Barrack and Sharaa were present at the White House. Turkey’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fidan, was later called to participate in the relevant sections. Israel was not at the meeting, because Trump and the entire US state were already there.
So Zelensky is taken in through the front door but the illegal guy through the side door. Sharaa is on the US terrorist list. He was removed from the list at the last minute and taken to the Oval Office through the side door.
Sharaa belongs directly to the US–UK line. In other words, the four people sitting opposite Trump and posing for photographs—including Barrack and Sharaa—are the effective authorized cadres of the US in the region. For this reason, they count as hosts and it is possible for them to enter through the side door.
By contrast, the cocaine-addicted representative of the neo-Nazi regime in Ukraine belongs to the indirect US cadre and his being taken in through the front door “officially” is required.
Which door did Sharaa, who entered through the side door, leave from? We do not know. Perhaps they used the tunnels shown in films. But Zelensky left from the place he entered. Each time, he entered more voluminous and left with his volume reduced.
We do not know how Sharaa left, but judging by the statements, his achievements were appreciated and he was endowed with new tasks within this atmosphere.
Fox News conducted an interview with him. In this interview Sharaa said, “We talked with Trump about the future, today and the past.” There is no need for him to say anything else. As understood, he was celebrated, congratulated and after the situation was addressed, the tasks were set out one by one. Sharaa, of course, awaits the explanation of what these tasks are from his relevant superiors. It is known that Trump and Sharaa have known each other for a very long time. This means they have many memories to share. Indeed, Trump also said the following: “Spending time with Ahmet Sharaa was an honor for me. We discussed all the intricacies of peace in the Middle East. He himself is one of the most important advocates of this peace. I very much look forward to meeting and talking with him again.”
Trump’s statements probably upset two countries. One is the United Kingdom. This means that Sharaa is shifting toward the US axis and this should be a problem for the UK. Because the UK had openly implied that Sharaa belonged to them. The second is not a country but a person: Zelensky. Zelensky must have been jealous of what Trump said about Sharaa. After all, he did “whatever was ordered” and waged a war against Russia. Yet he received no appreciation. Perhaps Zelensky should now give up the desire to enter through the front door and instead enter the White House through the side door.
Fidan, who participated in part of the meetings, stated that his own visit also coincided with this visit. This means that the Foreign Minister’s capacity for humor is limited. He is forbidden from making more advanced jokes; he has a joke limit like a spending limit. As a joke, he said that his visit coincided with Sharaa’s visit. If he had gone without the knowledge of US officials, he would not have been included in the meetings. If on the other hand “coincided” is an explanation made to mislead other curious parties, this would indicate not humor but a lack of intelligence. Therefore, saying that it is comic is more appropriate.
Of course, it is necessary to learn the comprehensive meaning and significance of all the meetings from Barrack. Barrack, of course, provided information on this matter.
Barrack says the following: “The President became the first Syrian head of state to visit the White House since Syria gained its independence in 1946.” This means that neither the father nor the son of the Assads visited the White House. Sharaa was placed on the US terrorist list, was recently removed from it and has now become the first Syrian head of state to visit the White House. For those who don’t know, he entered through the side door as a head of state. These events may only be meaningful in terms of US-UK relations.
But an interesting piece of data has also been presented to our “friends” who are Western-oriented and admirers of American democracy. This means that not everyone whom the US declares a terrorist should be regarded as such. Moreover, US democracy is as meaningful as the difference between the front door and the side door.
Barrack is very excited and says the meeting went well. Barrack, who was also the architect of the Erdoğan-Trump meeting and the search for legitimacy, has not said “beyond the extraordinary” as Erdoğan did. But he is clear that it was a good meeting. “I had the honor of accompanying Syrian President Ahmed El Sharaa to the White House” he says. Compared to Erdoğan, who seeks legitimacy, accompanying Sharaa seems to have excited Barrack even more.
“Damascus will now actively assist us in combating and eliminating the remnants of ISIS, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, Hamas, Hezbollah and other terrorist networks and will be a steadfast partner in global efforts to secure peace.” These words belong to Barrack.
The first part of the substance of the matter is here. But it is not limited to this.
“We determined the next stage of the US–Turkey–Syria framework. Integrating the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) into the new Syrian economic, defense and civil structure, redefining Turkey–Syria–Israel relations and advancing the alignment supporting the Israel–Hamas ceasefire as well as addressing Lebanon border issues.”
This also relates to the scope of the issue.
“Turkey, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia’s role has been a magic potion” he says.
So the picture is becoming clearer.
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Damascus will fight against four groups labeled as terrorists. ISIS is actually an extension of the US. Hamas is the group presented as the pretext for Israel’s genocidal attacks. Hezbollah is in Lebanon and is allied with Iran. The Revolutionary Guards are Iran’s official state power.
So, we don’t know if it can be called a state, but the new Syrian administration is being positioned as part of the war against Iran. This means that all the murderers who fought alongside ISIS against the Syrian state in the region will now be organized to wage war against Iran.
So, plans for war against Iran are underway and these war plans must be nearing completion.
Sharaa’s visit following Erdoğan’s visit is proof that the Turkish state will also take an active role in this attack, in the attack against Iran. Even though Sharaa did not enter the Oval Office through the same door that Erdoğan entered, the meeting was held for the same purpose. The entrance doors are different but the essence of what was discussed is the same.
Damascus must have undertaken new tasks in this regard.
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There are three points in the next step.
(a) Integration of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). It is well known that recently we have been hearing about the integration from Öcalan himself. The idea that the Kurdish issue will be resolved through integration is clearly present there as well. This means that the integration of the SDF into the planned structure of the Syrian state is also within this framework. Here, Barrack speaks of “integrating into the economy, defense and civil structure.” This step appears to be on the agenda for the coming days.
(b) The discussion of US, Turkey and Syria relations is also being addressed as the task of the upcoming second stage.
(c) Another issue to be addressed in the second stage is Turkey, Syria and Israel relations. This means that the three items of the second stage are clear.
We do not know what “the second period” means in terms of timing.
Barrack, referring to former enemies becoming passionate allies, says: “Integration is a process, not an event and one person’s vision can now be shared by many and become reality.” The emphasis here on integration being a process seems to imply that it will not be easy. But when he says that one person’s vision is shared by many, it is unclear who this “one person” is.
Another important issue in the second phase is the Israel-Hamas agreement and the Lebanese border matter.
That means the US wants to resolve the Lebanese border issue and neutralize Hezbollah prior to attacking Iran.
For all these matters, it is not possible that there is no assignment. Qatar and Saudi Arabia seem likely to finance the Syrian state and as it is understood, Israel and Turkey will guide Damascus for attacks against the four terrorist groups mentioned.
We do not know the Caucasus arena. There, we do not know whether Armenia and Azerbaijan will participate in an attack against Iran. But it is known that the US has preparations there. This means that now all attention is shifting toward Iran. By “now,” of course, we do not know how much time this will take. We do not know whether this should be called a few months. In any case, with our information it is difficult to estimate this and it is also not necessary. The issue is war plans against Iran and this is an initiative that will bathe the entire region in blood.
The main bases of this war are Israel and Turkey. We have known this beforehand. During Erdoğan’s visit to the US, he must have been reminded of this task once again. The meeting of Sharaa and the entire US delegation at the White House determined the role that Syria will take in this process. Thus, Iran is intended to be contained and isolated.
This will further expand the war. The Iran war is being brought forward within the war plans of the US and Western powers. The moves in Venezuela, Taiwan and Ukraine are in fact in play to immobilize Russia and China.
So entering the Oval Office through the side door must be quite meaningful. Perhaps Erdoğan should also try this route. It appears to be a beneficial path in terms of prestige.
Such a war, as we have stated before, will turn the entire region into a battlefield.
All workers’ movements and all revolutionary movements in our region must stand against this war. Moreover, there is no possibility of stopping this war other than through a revolutionary uprising that will develop in the region. Today we are far from such a revolutionary revolt. But the state of war and the developments in the region are also capable of creating a basis for very different developments. For this reason, revolutionary movements must defend the revolutionary line of the working class and the will for socialist revolution in the areas where they are located. The condition of revolutionary forces in each part contains many weaknesses. But these weaknesses belong to the present and if it is accomplished to walk the revolutionary path, these difficulties could be exceeded.
December 2025 – Kaldıraç Issue 293
