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Maps of Syria, meeting Trump and Vance: What really happened behind Washington’s doors - analysis

The most important takeaway from Netanyahu’s Washington trip may not have been any single statement or announcement, but that Israel still needs to persuade the US of its position.

Prime Minister Netanyahu meets with President Trump in the Oval Office in Washington DC.
A woman holds a sign reading "Stop Hunting Jews" during a demonstration against antisemitism following a rise in anti-Jewish incidents after the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks.

Confronting the oldest hatred in its newest forms - from the editor

US President Donald Trump meets Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa during regional diplomatic talks on May 14. The Trump administration is weighing whether engagement with Damascus could produce a broader regional breakthrough.PremiumPremium

Israeli normalization with Syria may be Trump's only tangible Middle East win left - analysis

Missiles are displayed during a military parade held by the Houthis, who are armed primarily by the IRGC.

Iran's IRGC claims it targeted US command center in Syria, state media reports


Trump praises 'young, attractive' Ahmed al-Sharaa after Syria meeting

Trump's comments come amid his trip to the Middle East, his first diplomatic trip since assuming the presidency.

 Syiran President Ahmed al-Sharaa and US President Donald Trump.

Liberman to 'Post' – Trump proposal to lift Syrian sanctions shows ‘disregard’ for Netanyahu

Trump’s announcement on Tuesday that he would order the lifting of sanctions on Syria showed that Trump ‘disregards' Netanyahu, Liberman said to the Post in an interview.

MK Avigdor Liberman speaks in the Knesset plenum, in Jerusalem, March 25, 2025

Trump urges Syrian President Sharaa to sign Abraham Accords with Israel during meeting in Riyadh

Trump also said he is looking at normalizing relations with Sharaa, and says that his Middle East trip doesn't push Israel aside.

 US President Donald Trump meets with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in this handout released on May 14, 2025.

Trump Tower Damascus? Syria seeks to charm US president for sanctions relief

A detente with Israel and US access to Syria's oil and gas are part of Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa's strategic pitch to try to get face time with U.S. President Donald Trump during the Mideast tour.

 Leader of new Syrian administration, Ahmed al Sharaa and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (not seen) watch the view of Damascus on Mount Qasioun following their meeting in Damascus, Syria on December 22, 2024

Syrian President al-Sharaa meets US congressman - analysis

Syrian President al-Sharaa met US Congressman Mills in Damascus to discuss reconstruction and easing sanctions in the first such meeting since he took office.

 Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa attends an interview with Reuters at the presidential palace, in Damascus, Syria March 10, 2025.

Hamas says talks with US focused on release of American hostage in Gaza

Boehler said he understood the consternation and concern expressed by Israeli official Ron Dermer about his direct contact with Hamas, but emphasized he had a clear goal in his talks.

 Former president Donald Trump listens as Adam Boehler, the CEO of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, addresses the daily coronavirus task force briefing in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, US, April 14, 2020.

As Washington woos Syria’s new leader, pivotal meeting signals policy shift – analysis

Washington cancelled the $10 million reward for HTS chief, Ahmed al-Sharaa, noting his 'pragmatic' leadership.

 A view shows a damaged poster of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo, after the Syrian army said that dozens of its soldiers had been killed in a major attack by rebels who swept into the city, in Syria November 30, 2024.

Letting bygones be bygones: Behind the US diplomat's trip to Syria - analysis

All the wheels are moving in the direction of Sharaa and his new interim government.

 Top rebel commander Abu Mohammed al-Golani speaks to a crowd at Ummayad Mosque in Damascus, after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted President Bashar al-Assad, Syria December 8, 2024.

US delegation to Syria: Assad’s fall opens path for Syria to rebuild unity

In a historic Damascus visit, US rejects Iran's influence and outlines support for Syria's post-Assad rebuilding.

 A man walks on a poster of Bashar al-Assad as a sanitation worker removes it from the street downtown, after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria December 10, 2024.

Far too early to lift US sanctions on Syria, lawmakers say

"We're all really happy that Assad is gone," Senator Jim Risch, the top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, told Reuters.

 A man walks on a poster of Bashar al-Assad as a sanitation worker removes it from the street downtown, after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria December 10, 2024.