US roadmap for Syria sanctions removal includes Israel normalization, expulsion of Palestinian factions

US roadmap for Syria sanctions removal includes Israel normalization, expulsion of Palestinian factions

A State Department proposal calls for a three-phase plan to lift US sanctions that have devastated the country and plunged millions into poverty

US roadmap for Syria sanctions removal includes Israel normalization, expulsion of Palestinian factions

The Cradle | May 23, 2025 A State Department proposal circulated among officials lays out “sweeping conditions for future phases of relief or permanent lifting of sanctions” on Syria, including normalizing relations with Israel by signing the Abraham Accords, AP reported on 23 May, citing an anonymous US official familiar with the matter. US-imposed sanctions have devastated the Syrian economy, plunged millions into poverty, and blocked post-war…

The U.S. administration is discussing a three-phase, political and security-related plan to lift sanctions on Syria, but complex conditions and legal hurdles make implementation difficult.