Secretary Rubio said this represents “another historic step by President Trump to give the Syrian people a path to prosperity.”
The U.S. Department of State announced on Monday that the designation of Syria as a State Sponsor of Terrorism has been rescinded. Secretary ot State Marco Rubio issued the formal rescission after the mandatory 45-day notification of Congress concluded.
“In the past year the Trump Administration has taken unprecedented steps to provide sanctions relief for the benefit of the Syrian people,” Secretary Rubio stated. “The historic June 2025 Executive Order ‘Providing for the Revocation of Syria Sanctions’ accelerated the process of sanctions relief for Syria, including by terminating the Syria Sanctions Program and the national emergency with respect to Syria, and directing reviews on various Syria-related sanctions and terrorist designations.”
“These actions were all taken in recognition of the positive actions taken and further commitments by the Syrian government under President Ahmed al-Sharaa to fully distance Syria from acts of international terrorism,” the secretary of state continued. “In the past year, the Government of Syria has taken significant steps to counter terrorism, to include formally joining the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS in November and conducting operations to disrupt the terror networks of ISIS, al-Qa’ida, Hizballah, and Iran-aligned groups.”
He concluded, “Rescinding Syria’s designation as an SST and HTS’ designation as an SDGT eliminates the final major barriers for private sector investment in Syria and promotes Syria’s economic recovery and reintegration into the global economy.”
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For wisdom for Secretary Rubio as he assesses countries designated state sponsors of terrorism and makes updates.
- For State Department officials to receive God’s direction as they evaluate foreign nationals and review visa and residency applications.
Sources: Department of State
