Syrian Tycoons Pitched Trump-Branded Golf Course To Help Lift US Sanctions: Report

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The White House's unexpected decision to lift economic sanctions on Syria without any further conditions would have an almost childish reason: the new Syrian president, a former jihadist leader, asked a family of billionaires to make 'lobby' in the United States and flatter Trump's vanity. According to an investigation in the 'New York Times', the Syrian family of the Al Khayyat offered the American president that one of the country's reconstruc…

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A New York Times investigation reveals how Syrian billionaires promoted the lifting of sanctions through business ties with Donald Trump associates. The White House has denied any connection between the deals and foreign policy.