November 11, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump met with Syrian interim leader Ahmad al-Sharaa at the White House on Monday, a development widely seen as a crucial step in normalizing U.S.-Syria relations.

No reporters and cameras were allowed to the meeting in the Oval Office.

Syria is putting the permanent repeal of U.S. sanctions as its top priority, while Washington focuses on bringing Damascus into the U.S.-led global coalition fighting the Islamic State (IS) group, officials from both countries revealed before the Monday talks.

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