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US partially suspends Syrian sanctions

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President Trump met Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House Monday as the U.S. announced a partial suspension of Syria sanctions; al-Sharaa had been designated a terrorist.

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Sharaa shoots his shot - my new piece on Trump’s attempt to lock Syria into the US regional order as an autocratic partner against Iran, and how Syrian domestic challenges and Israel could blow it up.

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Sharaa shoots his shot
Crazy things happen in world politics all the time, yes, but there really aren't many scenes as surreal as Ahmed Sharaa – not so long ago a leading jihadist insurgent in Iraq and Syria and now Syria's...
abuaardvarkghost.ghost.io
November 10, 2025 at 8:03 PM

Reposted by Ronald Beiner

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Reposted by Trita Parsi

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Whether one thinks this remarkable shift is good or bad, it's hard to imagine it happening on the watch of any president other than the exceptionally mercurial one we have.
"Crazy things happen in world politics all the time, yes, but there really aren't many scenes as surreal as Ahmed Sharaa – not so long ago a leading jihadist insurgent in Iraq and Syria and now Syria's president – triumphantly visiting the White House."
abuaardvarkghost.ghost.io/sharaa-shoot...
Sharaa shoots his shot
Crazy things happen in world politics all the time, yes, but there really aren't many scenes as surreal as Ahmed Sharaa – not so long ago a leading jihadist insurgent in Iraq and Syria and now Syria's...
abuaardvarkghost.ghost.io
November 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM

Reposted by Mohammad Marandi

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