Trump to remove Syria from US terror sponsor list
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- Trump met Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Turkiye (published 9 Jul 2026) and said he will remove Syria from the US state sponsor of terrorism list.
- The removal becomes official in 45 days unless Congress intervenes to block the decision — the only procedural check stated in the source.
Why it matters: Trump and Syrian President al-Sharaa met face-to-face at the NATO summit in Turkiye, and the announcement that Syria will leave the US terrorism sponsor list opens a 45-day congressional review window — the sole procedural guardrail before the delist takes effect.
