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White House: Trump to sign executive order lifting sanctions on Syria
- On June 30, Trump signed an order to lift longstanding Syria sanctions and end the 2004 national emergency.
- Following Assad’s December 2024 ouster, Trump announced in May his intent to lift sanctions during a meeting with al-Sharaa, aiming to support Syria’s recovery.
- According to US officials, interagency coordination by State, Treasury, and Commerce has led to removing 518 sanctioned individuals and entities, while maintaining restrictions on Assad, terrorists, and human rights abusers.
- The sanctions relief aims to unlock Syria's economy, with the first electronic transaction since 2011 and prospects for increased foreign investment within six months.
- Beyond sanctions relief, Syria remains designated a state sponsor of terrorism, aligning with US efforts to expand the Abraham Accords and shape regional stability.
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Syria's interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa, after the overthrow of dictator Bashar al-Assad, is seeking to move closer to the international community. The US is now stopping its sanctions to end the country's isolation.
He had already announced it, now President Trump lifted US sanctions against Syria by decree. However, they continue to apply to the overthrown Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Latest Trump executive order lifts economic sanctions on Syria to 'promote peace'
(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday to end decades-old economic sanctions on Syria in “an effort to promote and support the country’s path to stability and peace,” according to White House Press Secretary Karoline…
US ends Syria sanctions program
President Trump signed an Executive Order Monday ending the Syria sanctions program in what the administration describes as a way to support the country's path to peace and stability. Trump's order will remove sanctions on Syria while keeping sanctions on the following entities: Bashar al-Assad, his associates, human rights abusers, drug traffickers, persons linked to chemical weapons activities, ISIS or its affiliates, and Iranian proxies. The …
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