Donald Trump Landmark lifts Syrian sanctions in a trip, sealing Saudi investment deals on a large scale
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that the United States would lift long-standing sanctions on Syria, a dramatic policy change that could revive the economy of the war-affected country and reopen the Middle East dynamics. The move came during a high-profile visit to Saudi Arabia, in which the first major foreign tour of Trump’s second term began.Speaking on a commercial platform in Riyadh, Trump announced, “Now is the time for Syria to move forward with greatness.” His remarks attracted a permanent ovation from the audience, including top trading leaders such as Elon Musk, CEO of OpenAII and Larry Fink of Blackrock. According to The New York Times, Trump said that the verdict discussed Turkish President Recep Tayip Erdogan and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.The new President of Syrian, Ahmed al-Shara, who led the rebel forces uprooting Bashar al-Assad last December, will meet Trump in Riyadh on Wednesday. Trump’s announcement ended over a decade of the US sanctions imposed early in response to Assad’s cruel action during the Syrian civil war, which began in 2011 and killed hundreds of thousands of people.Trump also joked during his speech and said, “Oh, what do I do for the Crown Prince,” bin Salman blames the request to end the sanctions. Syrian Foreign Minister Asad al-Shabani called the move “a new beginning” for reconstruction efforts. Former US Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford was quoted by the BBC saying, “Removing restrictions … is absolutely important to enable international investment and assistance to reach Syria.According to the White House, the US President also overturned to sign an unprecedented $ 142 billion arms agreement with Saudi Arabia with Saudi Arabia. Additional investment from Saudi Arabia can be a total of $ 1 trillion, including areas ranging from energy and mining to AI and infrastructure. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced the sale of more than 18,000 advanced AI chips to a Saudi company during the visit.In particular, Trump did not visit Israel on the visit, although he urged Saudi Arabia to consider joining the Abraham Agreement. “It’s my dream,” he said, although the state would decide “in its time”. Saudi officials have clarified that progress on the Palestinian state and the end of the Gaza war is pre -condition.Trump briefly addressed the Israeli-Hamas conflict, stating that people in Gaza were entitled to “a better future” and blamed Hamas for “kidnapping, torture and target” citizens.The President’s Gulf tour will continue with a stop in Qatar and UAE, where the discussion will focus on trade, technology and regional cooperation.
