🛢️Trump lifts decade of economic sanctions on Syria citing energy investment needs
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During a May 22 press briefing in Riyadh, President Trump declared an immediate end to the decade-old Syria sanctions program, citing “regional stability” and energy investment prospects. The Treasury Department followed with a blanket General License.
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Why This Matters
🛡️ Your Security:
Ends secondary-sanctions leverage the U.S. used to curtail Assad-regime atrocities.
⚡️ Your Economy:
U.S. energy firms may now bid on Syrian oil assets, risking entanglement with sanctioned militias.
🌐 Your Diplomacy:
Move sidelines allies that negotiated U.N. humanitarian corridors.
📜 Your Precedent:
First wholesale rollback of a congressionally mandated sanctions regime without Hill buy-in.
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In which city did President Trump announce the complete lifting of U.S. economic sanctions on Syria on May 22 2025?
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Which OFAC general license immediately authorized most transactions with Syria?
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Which U.S. president first imposed wide-ranging Syria sanctions under IEEPA in 2004?
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Which prior sanctions program did the Trump Administration similarly cancel in 2018 after détente talks?
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Morning Consult polling (June 2025) found what percentage of U.S. voters opposed full Syria sanctions removal?
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