Syria wants sanctions lifted and is ready to pay for it with US access to its natural resources — modeled on the Ukrainian scheme — The Times

Trump will meet with Syrian leader Ahmad al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia next week, despite the fact that he is still considered a particularly dangerous terrorist in the United States. There are disagreements in the White House: some, like Tulsi Gabbard, doubt the wisdom of such a meeting, while others are confident that Trump will make a deal as he knows how.