US EditionTrump Signs EO Ending Most U.S. Sanctions on Syria
- On Monday, July 1, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, that officially lifted the majority of U.S. sanctions targeting Syria.
- This move followed Trump’s mid-May meeting with Syria’s transitional President Ahmed al-Sharaa, who had ended Assad’s half-century rule after a civil war and Islamist rebellion.
- The executive order lifts broad sanctions affecting Syrian state institutions and the economy but maintains measures against Assad, his associates, terrorist groups, and human rights abusers.
- U.S. officials, including envoy Tom Barrack and Treasury official Brad Smith, described this as an unprecedented opportunity to reintegrate Syria into global finance and stimulate regional investment.
- The sanctions removal aims to support Syria’s stability and reconstruction, with the new government urged to ensure security, democratic transition, and economic prosperity amid ongoing regional normalization efforts.
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Donald Trump signs executive order terminating Syria sanctions
Washington: US President Donald Trump signed an executive order terminating Syria sanctions, according to the White House website. Trump “signed a historic Executive Order terminating the Syria sanctions program to support the country’s path to stability and peace,” the White House said in a fact sheet. “The Order removes sanctions on Syria while maintaining sanctions on Bashar al-Assad… The Order permits the relaxation of export controls on cer…
Donald Trump signs executive order ending US economic sanctions on Syria, but limits on Assad, terrorism remain: Details
President Trump signed an executive order lifting several US economic sanctions on Syria, aiming to support stability and promote investment. Here's what was removed and what stays.
Donald Trump's U.S. government is lifting much of the sanctions against Syria, with the exception of measures against Assad and its environment. The aim is to support the peace process in the country.
Trump lifts Syria sanctions in bid to reset ties, eyes Israeli rapprochement
WASHINGTON, July 1 — President Donald Trump on Monday formally dismantled US sanctions against Syria, hoping to reintegrate the war-battered country into the global economy as Israel eyes ties with its new leadership. Trump lifted most sanctions against Syria in May, responding to appeals from Saudi Arabia and Turkey after former Islamist guerrilla Ahmed al-Sharaa ended a half-century of rule by the Assad family. In an executive order, Trump ter…
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