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May 13, 2025internationalForeign PolicyNational SecurityEnergy Policy

Trump Lifts Decade of U.S. Economic Sanctions on Syria

President Trump announced the lifting of longstanding U.S. economic sanctions on Syria, citing energy investment opportunities and the fall of the Assad regime. The decision reversed years of bipartisan U.S. policy designed to pressure the Syrian government over human rights abuses and marked a major foreign policy pivot toward economic engagement.