Surprise lifting of sanctions on Syria shows Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar are now effectively 'dictating US foreign policy'

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Syria must 'continue to work towards becoming a stable country that is at peace, and today's actions will hopefully put the country on a path to a bright, prosperous and stable future.

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Trump and Rubio, who is the national security adviser, are leading the moves aimed at an agency they view as bureaucratic and emblematic of the "deep state."

President Trump says he will move to normalize relations and lift sanctions on Syria's new government to give the country "a chance at peace."