US President Donald Trump announced this Sunday the end of the sanctions imposed on Syria After the change of regime and the overthrow of President Bashar al Assad and has opted for the normalization of relations with Israel by more countries. Trump has been interviewed during an interview in Fox News for the possibility of Syria normalize relations with Israel.
“I don’t know, but I have removed the sanctions at the request of other countries in the area that are friends. I have removed the sanctions to Syria to give them the option (because) the sanctions hurt. They are very strong. And we have sanctions also against Iran … sometimes you get more with honey than with vinegar,” he argued.
Trump has pointed out that there was a time when he believed that even Iran could join the Abraham agreements, but has pointed to Tehran as Tehran as “The primary problem.”
Syria is governed by Ahmed al Shara, established as president after falling from the Bashar al Assad regime in December 2024 because of an offensive of jihadists and rebels headed by Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS).
The new Syrian government has claimed the withdrawal of sanctions and He has promised that he will work for a peaceful transition, While he has pledged to defend the rights of women and minorities, given international concerns about the risk of repressive drift for the role of jihadists at the head of the country, plunged into a deep humanitarian crisis after about fourteen years of conflict
