The State Department revoked the terrorist designation of Hayʼat Tahrir al-Sham, a group headed by the country’s new president, Ahmed al-Sharaa.

Trump signed an executive order to end all sanctions against Syria, paving the way for the country to “stabilise in peace” and support its growth. The White House, however, warned that it will be monitoring the new Syrian government’s actions,

U.S. officials said sanctions against targets such as its central bank would end, but they would remain on Syria’s former dictator, Bashar al-Assad.