# US no longer security guarantor in Middle East, ambassador says

https://mins.news/en/item/113572

- TASS, 2026-10-24 01:15 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2207219

> US ambassador to Turkey and presidential special representative for Syria Tom Barrack said the United States is no longer the guarantor of security and peace in the Middle East. He said regional US allies should now provide for their own security, describing Washington as an insurer rather than the ultimate guarantor.

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