Syria

Key Points The US designated Syria as a state sponsor of terrorism in 1979 and imposed sanctions in 2004. Lifting of sanctions marks a shift in how the US traditionally interacts with foreign powers, experts say. The US' shift could lead to backlash from Russia and Iran, who supported Syria…

May 14, 2025, 11:44 PM EDT / Updated May 15, 2025, 10:23 PM EDT President Donald Trump met Wednesday with Syria’s new leader, Ahmad al-Sharaa, in an effort to forge a new relationship with the country, the first time a U.S. president has met with its leader in decades. But what kind of relationship the U.S. will have…

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DAMASCUS, Syria — President Donald Trump’s announcement from Saudi Arabia that his administration intends to lift wide-ranging sanctions on Syria sparked jubilation in the capital, Damascus, as a population long impoverished by the restrictions was finally able to hope for relief. For years, the U.S. government insisted that its sanctions…

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State of the Union: Trump says he believes the new Syrian leader can stabilize the country. The post Trump Meets Syrian President Sharaa appeared first on The American Conservative...Read More

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — President Trump met Wednesday with Syria’s new leader, praising him as a “young, attractive guy” and urging him to rid his country of “Palestinian terrorists.” Trump also urged Syrian interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa to sign on to the historic Abraham Accords brokered during Trump’s first term. The meeting…