The White House said it was a way to support the country’s path to stability.
President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office on May 23, 2025. Win McNamee/Getty Images
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order on June 30 to lift most sanctions on Syria, giving the Middle Eastern country an opportunity to develop economically.
Sanctions on former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad and other malign actors will remain.
Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
