Trump signed an executive order on Monday to formally dismantle much of the decades-old U.S. sanctions program on Syria, unwinding sweeping economic and financial restrictions on

Executive order follows through on May promise to remove restrictions blocking Damascus from global finance, in move that could bolster bid to bring country into Abraham Accords

Israel and Syria are engaged in direct talks focusing "on limited security arrangements" and the possible withdrawal of Israeli forces from territories occupied in southern Syria after the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad in December 2024,