00:00Syria will stay out of the conflict between the US and Israel against Iran
00:05unless it faces direct aggression and diplomatic options are exhausted.
00:10President Ahmad al-Shara says this is because Syria does not want to become a battlefield.
00:17The conflict, now entering its second month, has expanded across the region,
00:21leading to thousands of deaths and disrupting energy supplies
00:25while raising concerns over global economic stability.
00:28So far, Syria has remained on the sidelines,
00:31even as the fighting has drawn in neighbouring countries including Lebanon and Iraq.
00:36However, the government has deployed thousands of troops
00:39to both its western and eastern borders to strengthen its security.
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