{"id":14905,"date":"2025-03-26T18:55:40","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T18:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=14905"},"modified":"2025-03-26T19:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T19:00:00","slug":"trump-sharaa-secret-deal-washington-offers-sanctions-relief-in-exchange-for-shocking-concessions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/03\/26\/trump-sharaa-secret-deal-washington-offers-sanctions-relief-in-exchange-for-shocking-concessions\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2013Sharaa Secret Deal&#8230; Washington Offers Sanctions Relief in Exchange for Shocking Concessions!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-In a surprising and unprecedented development, reports have revealed a secret meeting between Syrian and American officials on the sidelines of the Brussels donor conference\u2014the first of its kind in more than a decade.<\/p>\n<article class=\"w-full text-token-text-primary\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-25\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 px-6\">\n<div class=\"mx-auto flex flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 md:max-w-3xl lg:max-w-[40rem] xl:max-w-[48rem] group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-none\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn @xs\/thread:px-0 @sm\/thread:px-1.5 @md\/thread:px-4\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"608d5794-cbd7-463c-ad2d-6dbc39b29dbf\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"365\" data-end=\"658\">The meeting brought together Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani and U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Levant, Natasha Franceschi. During the talks, the U.S. proposed a partial easing of sanctions on Syria in exchange for a set of political and security-related conditions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"660\" data-end=\"961\">According to informed sources, key conditions discussed included the destruction of what remains of Syria\u2019s chemical weapons arsenal, the appointment of new officials \u201cnot affiliated with foreign militias,\u201d and cooperation with Washington regarding the case of missing American journalist Austin Tice.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12875\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12875\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12875 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/sharaa000-1.jpg\" alt=\"The meeting brought together Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani and U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Levant, Natasha Franceschi. \" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/sharaa000-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/sharaa000-1-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/sharaa000-1-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12875\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Secret U.S.-Syria Meeting Marks First Diplomatic Shift in Over a Decade<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"46\"><strong data-start=\"4\" data-end=\"46\">Cautious Optimism and Regional Jitters<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"963\" data-end=\"1457\">The American move was met with cautious interest from Damascus, which is suffering under a crippling economic crisis and severe restrictions imposed by the Caesar Act sanctions. The offer is seen by the Syrian government as a potential opportunity to partially break its international isolation and revive its collapsing economy. However, within the U.S. administration, there is division over the value of such an opening\u2014especially amid heavy Israeli pressure to keep Syria weak and isolated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1459\" data-end=\"1936\">What\u2019s particularly notable is that this potential rapprochement comes at a sensitive moment, as the region undergoes major shifts marked by the rise of new geopolitical axes and the retreat of American influence across several regional arenas. This raises serious questions: Are we witnessing the beginning of a genuine breakthrough? Or is this simply a temporary political maneuver? And could this step lead to a gradual lifting of U.S. sanctions imposed on Syria since 2011?<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1938\" data-end=\"2266\">Meanwhile, regional powers like Iran, Russia, and China are closely monitoring the potential thaw with concern, viewing it as a direct threat to their interests in Syria. Israel also fears that any U.S. rapprochement might reduce its ability to carry out airstrikes inside Syrian territory if Washington recalibrates its stance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2268\" data-end=\"2484\">All signs suggest that this secret agreement between the Trump administration and Syria\u2019s new leadership may carry strategic implications\u2014not only for Syria but for the broader political landscape of the Middle East<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none h-px w-px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-In a surprising and unprecedented development, reports have revealed a secret meeting between Syrian and American officials on the sidelines of the Brussels donor conference\u2014the first of its kind in more than a decade. The meeting brought together Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani and U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Levant, Natasha Franceschi. &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":14910,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[4476,4477,67,4475],"class_list":["post-14905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-asaad-al-shibani","tag-natasha-franceschi","tag-syria","tag-u-s-syria-secret-meeting"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Trump\u2013Sharaa Secret Deal... 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