Overview
- The Oval Office meeting was the first visit by a Syrian head of state to the White House since 1946 and focused on security and economic issues, according to accounts from both sides.
- The Treasury Department announced a 180‑day suspension of enforcement of key Caesar Act measures that allows limited economic engagement but does not repeal the law.
- A senior U.S. official said Syria will become the 90th member of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, and Washington will permit Damascus to reopen its embassy for counterterrorism coordination.
- Al‑Sharaa was delisted from U.S. terrorism designations days before the visit; he told Fox News his al‑Qaeda ties are a thing of the past and said any U.S. military presence should be coordinated with the Syrian government.
- Syrian authorities reported foiling two ISIS assassination plots against al‑Sharaa and arresting more than 70 suspects, while unresolved files include Kurdish SDF integration and security arrangements with Israel.