On Wednesday, President Donald Trump met with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa ahead of his trip to Qatar for the second leg of his three-stop Gulf tour. This meeting follows his surprise announcement during a keynote speech in Riyadh that the United States would lift all sanctions on Syria.
The move aligns with al-Sharaa's priorities as the war-torn country attempts to rebuild after decades of repression under former leader Bashar al-Assad.
