🇺🇸 Trump administration removes Syria from ITAR list

Damascus’s requests for US weapons will now be considered individually rather than automatically rejected. Only seven states remain on the restricted list: Belarus, China, Cuba, Iran, Myanmar, North Korea, and Venezuela.

This decision continues Washington’s rapprochement with Syria’s new leadership following Bashar al-Assad’s overthrow. Secretary of State Marco Rubio previously removed Syria’s state sponsor of terrorism designation, and the State Department announced plans to reopen the US embassy in Damascus after 14 years.

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