US EditionHaving Lost Syria, Iran Watches As 'Axis' Lynchpin Turns Toward US
- On May 14, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump met Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh and announced lifting all U.S. Sanctions on Syria.
- This event followed the December 2024 overthrow of Bashar al-Assad by al-Sharaa's Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham rebel group, which prompted uncertainty about Syria's new direction.
- Trump urged al-Sharaa to normalize relations with Israel, expel terrorists, and join the Abraham Accords amid cautious international engagement and regional talks involving Turkey.
- Israeli officials reacted skeptically, viewing al-Sharaa as a former insurgent with jihadist roots and warning that lifting sanctions could strengthen extremist elements.
- The U.S. Move signals Syria's pivot away from Iran and suggests potential shifts in regional alliances amid ongoing U.S.-Iran nuclear negotiations and reconstruction efforts.
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IS fiercely criticises Syria’s Sharaa after Trump meeting
The Islamic State extremist group has fiercely criticised Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa following his meeting in Riyadh with US counterpart Donald Trump, in an article in its weekly newspaper Al-Nabaa. The article, entitled “On Trump’s Doorstep” indicated that IS cells were still active in Syria and called on foreign jihadists present in the country to join “brigades deployed among you in the countryside”. It warned them that they could becom…
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Does a leopard change his spots? Even if Al-Sharaa is sincere, he doesn’t control the jihadi networks already indoctrinating the next generation. The mass killings of Alawites, Druze and Christians must end.
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