Trump rescinds Syria state sponsor of terrorism designation
The move ends decades of sanctions tied to Syria’s terrorism designation as Trump and Ahmad al-Sharaa deepen diplomatic ties.
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump announced the removal of Syria from the State Department's state sponsors of terrorism list during a NATO summit in Ankara, following his bilateral meeting with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa.
- Syria has remained on the State Department list since 1979, but lawmakers cited improvements following the 2024 ouster of Syrian President Bashar Assad, prompting the administration to steadily ease sanctions.
- Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa thanked Trump for "the historic decision to lift the sanctions," saying "the entire Syrian people thank President Trump" for the policy shift.
- Amid intensified military attacks with Iran, Trump noted rising oil prices, telling reporters, "Any time we hit them, it goes up a little bit $2," despite recent market declines.
- Trump previously suggested at the G7 summit last month that Syria could manage regional security better than Israel, stating he was "close to giving it to Syria.
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The United States announced on Wednesday that it would remove Syria from its blacklist of countries accused of supporting terrorism. A decision taken despite the reluctance of Israel, which has repeatedly led to air strikes against the new Damascus regime. - The United States will remove Syria from its list of States supporting terrorism (International).
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Syria welcomes US decision to initiate delisting from terrorism blacklist
Damascus, 8 July (SANA) The Syrian Arab Republic welcomes the announcement by the United States of America, following today’s discussions between His Excellency President Ahmad al-Sharaa of the Syrian Arab Republic and His Excellency President Donald Trump of the United States of America, of the initiation of the process of rescinding Syria’s designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism, a designation it has held since 1979, as well as Preside…
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