{"id":2626608,"date":"2026-07-08T11:38:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T15:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-teases-removing-syria-from-terrorism-sponsor-list\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T11:39:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T15:39:21","slug":"trump-teases-removing-syria-from-terrorism-sponsor-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-teases-removing-syria-from-terrorism-sponsor-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump teases removing Syria from terrorism sponsor list"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-teases-removing-syria-from-terrorism-sponsor-list%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2626608&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump indicated he might remove Syria from the State Department\u2019s list of State Sponsors of Terrorism during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-whitmer-media-caught-in-another-lie-anarchist-arrested-for-plot-to-kidnap-and-kill-whitmer-hates-president-trump-trump-is-a-tyrant-video\/\" title=\"Gov. Whitmer, Media Caught in Another Lie - Anarchist Arrested For Plot to Kidnap and Kill Whitmer Hates ... ..., &#039;... is a Tyrant&#039; (VIDEO)\">press conference<\/a> with Syrian President Ahmed al Sharaa at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, praising Sharaa\u2019s leadership. Syria has been on the list since 1979, resulting in sanctions and an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/inside-the-nras-strategy-to-escape-disaster\/\" title=\"Inside the NRA\u2019s Strategy to Escape Disaster\">aid ban<\/a>, but removal could boost investment and U.S. influence in the Middle East. A <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >bipartisan congressional letter recently urged<\/a> the removal, citing Syria\u2019s efforts against terrorism and the ousting of Bashar assad. Trump also praised al Sharaa\u2019s achievements in stabilizing Syria amid ongoing concerns about regional security. Additionally, Trump discussed Iran, suggesting no ground invasion would be necessary to address nuclear issues and expressing intent to consider removing syria from the terror list to aid normalization efforts and strategic interests.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> suggested he would remove <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/syria\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"109\">Syria <\/a>from the State Department\u2019s State Sponsors of Terrorism list during a bilateral press conference with Syrian President Ahmed al Sharaa\u00a0at the annual <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nato\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"603\">NATO<\/a> summit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think I will,\u201d Trump told reporters Wednesday while in Ankara, Turkey. \u201cWhy wouldn\u2019t I? He\u2019s done a great job.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4640386\/trump-no-ground-invasion-iran\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says no ground invasion of Iran even to secure nuclear dust<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4640246\/trump-sending-air-force-one-uk\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump sends Air Force One to UK so US service members can tour the plane<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4640249\/trump-threat-take-over-kharg-island-iran\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says US attacked Kharg Island and threatens takeover<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAny problems with that?\u201d Trump said, turning to his advisers, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio. \u201cI think we should.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Syria is among four nations on the State Sponsors of Terrorism list, including Cuba, Iran, and North Korea. It earned that designation in 1979, leading to severe sanctions and a ban on U.S. assistance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But if it were removed from the list, it could help normalize private-sector investment in Syria and help the U.S. gain more of a foothold in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just last week, a bipartisan group of congressional lawmakers urged Rubio in a letter to remove Syria from the list, citing the ouster of former President Bashar Assad.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4638644\/macron-syria-reintegration-bombs-hotel-france\/\">MACRON ADDRESSES \u2018ELEMENTS OF RISK\u2019 IN SYRIA\u2019S REINTEGRATION AFTER BOMB GOES OFF OUTSIDE HIS HOTEL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSince the fall of the Assad regime, President Ahmed Al-Sharaa and the new Syrian government have demonstrated continued commitment to counterterrorism operations within Syria,\u201d\u00a0wrote Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC).<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump also heaped praise on al Sharaa during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-refuses-to-answer-if-biden-supports-program-that-would-bring-600-800k-migrants-to-u-s-to-work-while-millions-of-americans-are-still-out-of-work\/\" title=\"Psaki Refuses To Answer If Biden Supports Program That Would Bring 600-800K Migrants To U.S. To Work While Millions Of Americans Are Still Out Of Work\">bilateral meeting<\/a> in Turkey.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe\u2019s done a really fantastic job as president, he\u2019s unified the country in a very short period of time,\u201d Trump said. \u201cI\u2019d say like a year and a half, about a year and a half, and right from the beginning it was a real mess, very\u00a0disjointed place, and he\u2019s brought it together.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump hints at removing Syria from terror list at NATO summit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2658,"featured_media":2626609,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26189525891959.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[50462,32402,7887,6039,3634],"class_list":["post-2626608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-foreign-policy-2","tag-international-relations","tag-syria","tag-terrorism","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26189525891959.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2626608","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2658"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2626608"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2626608\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2626612,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2626608\/revisions\/2626612"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2626609"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2626608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2626608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2626608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}