US preparing to issue some anctions relief to Syria

US preparing to issue some anctions relief to Syria The United States is likely to issue some sanctions relief to Syria in coming weeks following President Donald Trump's announcement that all sanctions targeting Damascus would be lifted, Report informs via Reuters.
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May 16, 2025 09:45
US preparing to issue some anctions relief to Syria

The United States is likely to issue some sanctions relief to Syria in coming weeks following President Donald Trump's announcement that all sanctions targeting Damascus would be lifted, Report informs via Reuters.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday that Trump intends to issue waivers under the "Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act", through which Washington imposed stiff sanctions on former President Bashar al-Assad's government and secondary sanctions on outside companies or governments that worked with it.

Speaking to journalists in Antalya, Türkiye, Rubio said the US wants to do everything it can to help achieve a peaceful, stable Syria as the country emerges from 13 years of war.

He added that Republican and Democratic members of the US Congress had asked the Trump administration to use waiver authorities in the "Caesar Act" to lift sanctions.

"That's what the president intends to do. Those waivers have to be renewed every 180 days. Ultimately, if we make enough progress, we'd like to see the law repealed, because you're going to struggle to find people to invest in a country when in six months sanctions could come back," Rubio said.

"We're not there yet, that's premature."

Overturning the bill would require congressional action, but it includes a provision allowing the president to suspend the sanctions for national security reasons. Trump could also issue a general license suspending some or all of the sanctions.

"I think as we make progress hopefully we'll be in a position soon, or one day, to go to Congress and ask them to permanently remove the sanctions," Rubio said.

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