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President Donald Trump revoked sanctions on Syria Monday in an executive order, a month after he met with Syria’s interim President, Ahmed al-Sharaa, in Saudi Arabia.

Syrian central bank governor Abdelkader Husriyeh said on Thursday the new government reached a milestone by performing its first international bank transfer using the SWIFT system.

For the first time in nearly 20 years, the IAEA has formally declared Iran in breach of its nuclear non-proliferation obligations.

President reminded Russia “very, very tough” sanctions loom if it kills peace talks, saying Ukraine could suffer the same fate.

The German Foreign Ministry has produced a report for the European Union (E.U.) found China was responsible for approximately 80 percent of attempts to circumvent sanctions against Russia.

Thomas Barrack, the U.S. ambassador to Turkey who was also named as special envoy to Syria last week, raised the American flag over the ambassadorial residence in Damascus on Thursday for the first time since 2012.

On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) said that it seems like negotiations with Russia are falling apart and the large sanctions bill from the Senate will strike a strong blow against the Russian

U.S. President Donald Trump said that he will speak to Russia’s Vladimir Putin in a phone call on Monday aimed at bringing peace to Ukraine.

Spontaneous celebrations erupted in Damascus in response to the news that President Donald Trump would lift sanctions on Syria.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, the head of the jihadist terrorist organization Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), praised President Donald Trump in an address on Wednesday for taking the “courageous and historic” step of lifting sanctions on his country.

President Donald Trump met with Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, one day after announcing the U.S. would drop sanctions against Syria.

The U.S. Treasury Department announced sweeping sanctions on Tuesday against a network of corporations accused of helping Iran avoid sanctions on its oil industry by obscuring the true origin of the product.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, the leader of jihadist terror group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), reportedly offered oil and gas concessions, peaceful relations with Israel, and even a new Trump Tower in the capital of Damascus as inducements for President Donald Trump to meet with him during Trump’s visit to the Middle East this week.

Traders have rebranded more than $1 billion worth of Venezuelan oil shipments to China as Brazilian crude over the past year to circumvent U.S. oil sanctions, Reuters reported on Monday.

On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Kudlow,” Interior Secretary Doug Burgum stated that putting secondary sanctions on all of Russia’s oil like the United States did with Iran’s oil is “a great idea” and that Russia has been

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday announced that the Department sanctioned Seyed Asadoollah Emamjomeh and his corporate network, stating that he and his network sought to evade American sanctions.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday announced sanctions against several American officials, including members of Congress, who allegedly “performed poorly” on issues related to Hong Kong.

Iranian “Supreme Leader” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told officials in his country on Tuesday that a first round of talks between two top American and Iranian diplomats this weekend was “implemented well,” a sharp turn away from his refusal to engage America in any way as recently as two months ago.

Dmitrii Ovsiannikov was appointed governor of Sevastopol in Crimea by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Abbas Araghchi rejected the possibility of direct talks between Iran and the United States in the foreseeable future in remarks on Sunday — adding that, while Tehran is open to “indirect” dialogue, none has happened so far during the second Trump term.

The State Department announced sanctions on six Chinese regime officials in Hong Kong and an unknown number in Tibet.

The Investigation Bureau of Taiwan’s Department of Justice (MIJB) on Friday published a report that accused China of creating fake companies to hire top technology experts who would never have willingly worked for the Communist tyranny.

Venezuelan Vice President and Oil Minister Delcy Rodríguez on Monday called for foreign oil and gas companies to maintain operations in Venezuela despite the impending termination of licenses granted by the United States during the administration of former U.S. President Joe Biden.

CBS News reported on Thursday that the Trump administration is considering further restrictions on Russian oil, gas, and banking, even as the European Union (EU) prepares to remove several ultra-rich Russian oligarchs from its sanctions list under pressure from Hungary and Slovakia.

The European Union (EU) has been talking very tough about its unwavering and unlimited support for Ukraine since Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s disastrous visit to the White House, but data published by an independent research organization shows the EU spent more on Russian oil and gas in 2024 than it spent on Ukraine.

Iranian Vice President Mohammad Javad Zarif resigned on Sunday evening, strongly implying in his resignation letter that he was forced out by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khameni and other theocratic hardliners.

Venezuela’s socialist regime criticized President Donald Trump’s decision to revoke an oil license granted by former President Joe Biden.

Former Iranian parliamentarian Mohammad-Javad Larijani told the Iranian Labor News Agency (ILNA) on Tuesday that Iran refuses to hold talks with the Trump administration because it fears the U.S. would use economic leverage to control Tehran, as it is allegedly doing with Ukraine.

EU begins easing energy, banking, and transport restrictions against Syria, aiming to help breathe life into the conflict-torn country.

Ahmad Bakhshayesh Ardestani, a member of the National Security Committee in the Iranian parliament, said on Wednesday that some of his fellow lawmakers are urging the Iranian regime to rapidly develop nuclear weapons to halt President Donald Trump’s agenda for the Middle East.

Syriac Orthodox Patriarch Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II told the International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington, DC, last week that Christians remain apprehensive about the new jihadi regime in Damascus, but they hope to play a “vital and pivotal role” in rebuilding their homeland.

Iranian ‘supreme leader’ Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ruled out any negotiations with America on any important issues for the foreseeable future.

China’s retaliation for President Donald Trump’s tariffs has thus far included a levy on imported American energy products, an extra fee on imported American agricultural equipment, and a menacing “antitrust” investigation of Google.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday claimed President Donald Trump’s policy of “maximum pressure” against Iran’s nuclear ambitions was a “failure” during Trump’s first term, and would fare no better during his second.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Sunday retweeted a post from White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt that essentially declared President Donald Trump’s absolute victory in the showdown over Colombian deportees. Petro deleted his retweet a few hours later.