Trump Says US Exploring Normalizing Relations With Syria

WATCH: President Donald Trump said the US is exploring normalizing relations with Syria’s new government.Source: Bloomberg

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By Sam Dagher and Jennifer A Dlouhy

May 14, 2025 at 8:22 AM UTC

Updated on

May 14, 2025 at 11:27 AM UTC

President Donald Trump said the US would explore normalizing relations with Syria after the toppling of longtime autocrat Bashar al-Assad, adding to a pledge to lift sanctions against the country’s new government.

Strengthening ties with Syria’s Islamist-led administration “gives them a good, strong chance” to recover after more than a decade of war that devastated the economy and triggered one of the world’s worst humanitarian and refugee crises, Trump said Wednesday in Riyadh.