US Removes Syria from State Sponsors of Terrorism List
🏛️ DAMASCUS — Syria off the terror list while IDF forces still operate on its soil. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Removal unlocks sanctions relief and international banking for Damascus — leverage Washington now holds over Syrian behavior. It rewards Damascus's pivot toward Israeli security talks publicly. For Tehran, losing Syria as a listed peer deepens its isolation. The variable: whether Damascus formalizes the Israeli channel before Iran retaliates.