'Young, attractive guy': Donald Trump full of praise for new former US-designated terrorist

US President Donald Trump connected Wednesday met with Syria’s interim president Ahmad al-Sharaa successful Riyadh. This gathering betwixt the 2 leaders marked the archetypal specified brushwood betwixt the nations’ heads of authorities successful 25 years. Held connected the sidelines of the Gulf Cooperation Council summit, the gathering was highly significant, reflecting a large governmental displacement pursuing the illness of the Assad authorities during a large absorption violative successful December 2024.On being asked however the POTUS recovered the Syrian President, Trump told reporters that gathering with al-Sharaa was "great". He further described him arsenic a "Young, charismatic guy, pugnacious guy."Trump besides said that al-Sharaa has a "Strong past, precise beardown past — fighter. He's got a existent changeable astatine holding it together."The gathering is simply a large improvement that comes aft Sharaa’s rebel radical overthrew Bashar al-Assad’s authorities successful December.

Trump lifts Syria sanctionsOn Tuesday, the United States announced it would assistance long-standing sanctions connected Syria, a large argumentation alteration that could boost Syria’s war-torn system and reshape powerfulness dynamics successful the Middle East.Speaking astatine a concern forum successful Riyadh, Trump said, “It’s present clip for Syria to determination guardant with a accidental astatine greatness.” His comments received a lasting ovation from the audience, which included concern elites similar Elon Musk, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and BlackRock’s Larry Fink.

Saudi Arabia has pushed the US to easiness sanctions to assistance rebuild Syria and support it wrong the Arab world’s sphere of influence. This determination comes aft Iran’s relation successful Syria weakened pursuing the autumn of Bashar al-Assad.Syrian Americans and radical adjacent to ...