State Department: lifting Syria sanctions ordered by president, implementation involves Treasury and will take time

May 23, 2025

The spokesperson said President Trump ordered removal of sanctions on Syria; implementation requires interagency work, including Treasury, and officials said the process will be completed quickly but did not give a date.

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The State Department said Tuesday that President Trump ordered a reversal of U.S. sanctions on Syria and that implementing that decision is an interagency process that involves departments such as the Treasury Department.

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