U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Liz Cheney told an Arab newspaper Thursday that Washington did not see the Iraq model as being applicable in Syria. The United Arab Emirates' al-Khaleej daily quoted Cheney as saying the United States was interested in supporting the "forces that work for democracy inside Syria." She told the pro-government daily there were "restrictions on our movements to finance the Syrian opposition" due to U.S. sanctions on the country, but said the State Department continues to meet with Syrian opposition leaders. She said that Washington presented a "clear list of demands" to Damascus and accused Syria of "supporting terrorism." The U.S. official called on Syria to close its airport to Iranian support for the Lebanese Shiite Hezbollah group. She also said Washington did not believe a civil war would erupt in Lebanon as a result of a series of assassinations of political leaders there.