07/01/2025

Trump Signs an Executive Order Ending U.S. Sanctions on Syria

The EU also has followed through with lifting nearly all remaining sanctions on Syria

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday ending U.S. sanctions on Syria, following through on his promise to do so.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the move was designed to "promote and support the country's path to stability and peace." Sanctions will remain in place on ousted former President Bashar Assad, his top aides and family.

The executive order is meant to "end the country’s isolation from the international financial system, setting the stage for global commerce and galvanizing investments from its neighbors in the region, as well as from the United States," Treasury's acting under secretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, Brad Smith, told reporters on a call Monday morning to preview the administration's action.

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