US EditionWhite House: Trump to sign executive order lifting sanctions on Syria
- On Monday, President Donald Trump issued an executive order set to lift longstanding U.S. sanctions on Syria, with the changes taking effect on July 1, 2025.
- This decision follows Trump’s May announcement in Riyadh, where he pledged to ease sanctions and consider establishing formal diplomatic ties with Syria’s newly established government led by Ahmed al-Sharaa.
- The order revokes the national emergency declared in 2004, directs agencies to coordinate sanction removals, but maintains sanctions on Assad, terrorist groups, and chemical weapons use.
- Trump expressed that the new policy aims to back a peaceful and cohesive Syria, while Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt described it as fulfilling yet another commitment.
- The move marks a major shift in U.S. Syria policy after Assad’s ouster in December 2024, with implications for regional stability and economic recovery amid ongoing sectarian violence.
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The presidential decree, which refers to the "positive measures" taken by the Syrian authorities since the fall of Assad, lifts most of the sanctions, some of which date back to 1979, now only those affecting the former dictator.
Trump ends US sanctions on Syria, signs executive order
Trump has signed an order lifting US sanctions on Syria, aiming to help the country rebuild after years of civil war. The move ends Syria’s financial isolation but keeps some sanctions in place against key figures and groups.
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.
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