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United States measures against Assad: Trump officially raises sanctions in Syria

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Six months after the change of regime in Syria, the US President raises sanctions against the country. They submitted an application for more than 20 years.

Washington AFP | Six months after the change of power in Syria, US President Donald Trump also officially raised sanctions against the country. In the regulation of Trump, he raised a “national emergency”, which has existed since 2004, according to which Washington imposed extensive sanctions against Syria. Most US sanctions against Syria were already officially relaxed in May, and then the United States “approved permits to assist new investments in Syria.”

“These measures reflect the president’s vision to promote new relations between the United States and Syria, which is stable, united in the world with himself and his neighbors,” said Trump Foreign Minister Marco Rubio on Monday in the online service of X.

Rubio added that he will also check whether Syria should be removed by a list of states supporting terrorism. In addition, it should be checked whether it is possible to cancel the classification of temporary president Ahmed al-Sharaa and his HTS police.

Assad was overthrown in early December 2024

According to the regulations, sanctions against the long-standing ruler of Bashar al-Asad and members of his former government are excluded from the cancellation. Therefore, you will remain valid.

Assad was overthrown in early December by the HTS Islamist police and with its union groups. HTS is an earlier al-Qaeda branch, but has long left the terror network. The former jihadist and the current temporary president Ahmed al-Sharaa tried from the moment a more moderate image took office.

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