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Trump meets delisted Syrian president

President Donald Trump met at the White House with Syrian interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa after the United States removed al-Sharaa from its terrorist list, signaling a major U.S. policy shift.

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Juan Cole

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Syrian President Meets Trump, Pledges to fight ISIL and seek Security Pact with Israel

Al-Sharaa and his delegation had as their primary goal the lifting of US Caesar Act sanctions, which have crippled Syria's reconstruction

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November 11, 2025 at 7:04 AM

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by Shibley Telhami

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Shibley Telhami

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Whether one thinks this remarkable shift is good or bad, it's hard to imagine it happening on the watch of any president other than the exceptionally mercurial one we have.

Shibley Telhami @stelhami.bsky.social · 2d

"Crazy things happen in world politics all the time, yes, but there really aren't many scenes as surreal as Ahmed Sharaa – not so long ago a leading jihadist insurgent in Iraq and Syria and now Syria's president – triumphantly visiting the White House."
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Sharaa shoots his shot

Crazy things happen in world politics all the time, yes, but there really aren't many scenes as surreal as Ahmed Sharaa – not so long ago a leading jihadist insurgent in Iraq and Syria and now Syria's...

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November 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM

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Syrian leader al-Sharaa makes discreet visit to the White House: what do both presidents stand to gain?

Syrian interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa visited President Donald Trump at the White House today. The visit came just one day after the United States removed al-Sharaa from the U.S. terrorist list. What is a former Al Qaeda member doing meeting the American president over coffee? And what is at stake for them?

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Hårt klimat för medier i USA – så försöker Trump inskränka pressfriheten

Verkligheten för medier i USA blir allt mer ansträngd. Presidenten har kallat det ”olagligt” att rapportera kritiskt om administrationen, han har stämt flera mediebolag och nyligen införde Pentagon en ny kontroversiell presspolicy. - Presidenten ser pressen som sin fiende, men vi jobbar inte så. Vår uppgift är att ställa makten till svars, oavsett vem som sitter vid makten, säger NPR-journalisten David Folkenflik.

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