The US has partially lifted sanctions on Syria.

The US is easing sanctions and export controls imposed on Syria, the US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced.

"The transfer of most U.S.-origin civilian goods, technology, and software to or within Syria is permitted without a license," the document states. However, transfers of most export-controlled goods still require an OFAC license.

The Caesar Act has also been partially suspended for the country, with the exception of sanctioned transactions with RUSSIA and Iran. This waiver is valid for 180 days.

In 2019, Trump signed an executive order expanding sanctions against third parties that "impede the achievement of a political solution to the Syrian conflict." In June 2020, the Caesar Act came into force, codifying and expanding existing restrictions against Damascus's allies.

The law allows for secondary sanctions against foreign citizens and companies for supporting the Assad regime. it prohibits "significant financial, material, or technological support" and participation in "significant transactions" with the Syrian government. It also restricts interactions with foreign citizens who are mercenaries or members of armed groups "operating on behalf of the government of Syria, the Russian Federation, or Iran." Specifically, sanctions may apply to foreigners who:

• provide Damascus with goods, services, technologies, information or other support that contributes to the development of the oil and gas industry;
• provide aircraft or parts for them that will be used for military purposes in Syria in the interests of Damascus;
• provide Damascus with services in the fields of defense, construction, or engineering technologies.

Sanctions against ousted President Bashar al-Assad remain in place, as do his associates, "human rights violators, Captagon traffickers, and other destabilizing regional actors."

The United States will continue to reassess Syria's status as a state sponsor of terrorism, OFAC said.

The relaxations were made following a meeting between Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa and US President Donald Trump at the White House. The talks have already concluded, and al-Sharaa has left the presidential residence, writesREUTERS . This is the first-ever visit by a Syrian president to the United States, the agency clarifies.

The US sanctions regime against Syria ceased to be comprehensive back in June. In May, Washington began a phased lifting of sanctions, exempting Syrian Arab Airlines, several banks, including the Central Bank, and shipping companies, al-Sharaa himself, and other agencies, officials, and organizations.

Before Ahmed al-Shara's trip, Washington removed him from its list of terrorism-linked individuals. Last week, the UN Security Council approved lifting sanctions against the Syrian president at the US's suggestion.

Ahmed Al-Sharaa came to power in Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime in December 2024. He and his family received asylum in Russia.

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