President Donald Trump’s announcement that the U.S. will ease sanctions on Syria could eventually facilitate the country’s recovery from years of civil war and transform the lives of everyday Syrians.

Some sanctions from trade and oil embargo, asset freezing to financial transaction bans and many more still imposed on Syria despite fall of Assad regime on December 2024 - Anadolu Ajansı

President Trump says he will move to normalize relations and lift sanctions on Syria's new government to give the country "a chance at peace."

A White House readout of Trump's meeting with the Syrian leader said the president asked Syria to adhere to several conditions in exchange for sanctions relief, including telling all foreign terrorists to leave Syria, deporting "Palestinian terrorists," and helping the U.S. prevent the resurgence of ISIS.

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