Commerce is a unifying agent that causes nations to place their variations apart. Donald Trump has been warmly welcomed by Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and even a frontrunner from Syria.
The US introduced it will elevate sanctions on Syria after Trump’s historic assembly with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, a former Sunni jihadist and recognized terrorist. The Syrian president had a $10 million bounty on him previous to his sudden assembly with Trump, which occurred a day after Trump mentioned he would contemplate lifting sanctions. He was positioned on the US Specifically Designated International Terrorist checklist again in 2013 for main the Al Nusra Entrance, an Al Qaeda affiliate, and directing a sequence of suicide bombings throughout Syria. Ahmed al-Sharaa overtly fought towards American troops in Iraq earlier than he left for Syria to type a coup towards Bashar al-Assad with the group Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).
I ought to add that America captured Ahmed al-Sharaa whereas he was combating for Al Qaeda in Iraq for over half a decade. America merely launched him, or so we’re advised. The reality of the matter is that he was nearly actually compromised and changed into a CIA asset throughout this time interval.
Russia’s 49-year relationship with the Assad authorities has come to an finish, and together with it, its stronghold in Syria. Syrians have been crucial of Russian forces within the area and blame them for quite a few civilian casualties, demanding reparations. Syria is just not about humanitarian considerations. It’s about power routes and Russian affect within the area. Washington had been making an attempt to take away Assad for years as a result of he refused to permit the Qatari gasoline pipeline that will have undermined Russia’s dominance in supplying gasoline to Europe. That is what the neocons by no means inform you. They need struggle—plain and easy—as a result of it strains their pockets and advances their ideological dream of reshaping the world of their picture.
Russia’s intervention within the area in 2015 was completely authorized as Assad welcomed them in. It was the CIA and Obama who had been funding radical teams in Syria, hoping to overthrow one more authorities. This backfired fully and gave rise to ISIS. We now have the declassified paperwork from 2012 that present the US intelligence group knew this could occur and did it anyway. Ahmed al-Sharaa is precisely who the West wanted to put in an interim puppet authorities and power their method into Syria.
(Ahmed al-Sharaa, 2016)
Syria is at present beneath a transitional authorities, a most well-liked state by Western nations, as they will use capital to form issues to their liking. Bashar al-Assad’s regime was toppled in December 2024. The puppet authorities created a 23-member cupboard in March 2025 that’s presupposed to symbolize a various group with members from Christian, Druze, Kurdish, and Alawite communities and at the very least one lady. Quite a few former ministers from the Assad regime are inside the cupboard as effectively, however HTS has full management over protection and overseas affairs.
The present president carried out the Constitutional Declaration on March 13, 2025, which is able to present the framework till 2030. But, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) nonetheless management many areas and has not built-in into the nationwide military. But, they’re controlling the oil manufacturing at current.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (pictured above) and Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged the US to take away sanctions on Syria, citing that American help and commerce would assist uplift the brand new authorities beneath HTS. All of it comes right down to cash.
Turkey’s ambitions lie with the Russian debacle, because the Center East is solely the second location for the continuing proxy struggle. As I’ve warned, this can be a NATO member to regulate.
Saudi Arabia is raring to stabilize the area to encourage Gulf investments. Saudi International Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan declared there might be a “breakthrough within the kingdom’s assist to Syria after the lifting of U.S. sanctions,” as each Saudi Arabia and Qatar start investing closely in rebuilding Syria with minimal worldwide backlash, with America’s assist.
Saudi Arabia additionally agreed to speculate $600 billion into america in essential sectors like protection, power, and mining. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman mentioned $1 trillion in offers might be finalized within the coming months. The US agreed to promote Saudi Arabia $142 billion in arms, marking the most important protection settlement in American historical past. The US is able to safe its place within the Center East and type stronger alliances to make sure its stronghold over the area.
Syria has an estimated 2.5 billion in confirmed oil reserves, in line with the US Power Data Administration. Pre-war, Syria was producing 385,000 barrels of oil each day, however that slowed drastically to 24,000 to 34,000 per day from 2019 to 2025. At current, Syria has been producing 110,000 barrels per day, with 100,000 barrels from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and solely 10,000 from the brand new administration. That is removed from a restoration for the reason that nation wants about 150,000 bpd to fulfill demand domestically.
The US now owns Syria by its ties to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Turkey. Extra importantly, the interim authorities has been freshly established with a brand new Structure promising variety and a change from Sharia regulation to appease the West, though the president is a recognized jihadist terrorist who was captured by American troops and launched to be able to overthrow Syria’s final regime. All of this was deliberate out way back. The West has leverage towards Russia as soon as once more. The SFD is unlikely to give up to the brand new authorities merely. The Artwork of Regime Change is in full swing in Syria as varied world powers battle for affect, energy, and management over the land.
