Trump calls on Syrian president to normalize with Israel, expel Palestinian resistance factions
May 14, 2025
US President Donald Trump called on Syrian interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa to normalize relations with Israel by joining the Abraham Accords during a landmark meeting in Riyadh on 14 May – the first such encounter between US and Syrian leaders since Washington and Tel Aviv launched a war 14 years ago to topple the government of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad.
The closed-door meeting, which included Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (who joined virtually), came just one day after Trump made the surprise announcement that the US would lift all sanctions on Syria. Trump framed the move as a strategic opportunity to bring Damascus into a broader framework of regional normalization.
“Good luck, Syria – show us something special,” Trump declared in a speech following the meeting. He emphasized that Syria’s inclusion in the Abraham Accords would mark “a historic step toward regional peace and reintegration,” while offering the new Syrian leadership “a fresh start.”
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Trump says US will lift all sanctions on Syria
May 14, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday (May 13) he would order the lifting of sanctions on Syria at the behest of Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, in a huge boost for interim Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa as he seeks to stabilize a country shattered by war.
“There’s a new government that will hopefully succeed in stabilizing the country and keeping peace. That’s what we want to see in Syria, they’ve had their share of travesty war…killing…many years. That’s why my administration has already taken the first steps towards restoring normal relations between the United States, and Syria, for the first time in more than a decade,” Trump said.
“I will be ordering the cessation of sanctions against Syria in order to give them a chance at greatness.”
Trump made the surprise announcement during a regional tour that began in Saudi Arabia. The White House said Trump would say hello to Sharaa during his Saudi visit, indicating a meeting between the president and a former al Qaeda commander who spent five years in a U.S. prison in Iraq would take place Wednesday (May 14).
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