Source: Responsible Statecraft
by Safia K Southey & Adam Weinstein
“The Trump administration clearly wants the new government in Damascus to succeed as evidenced by its removal of all sanctions and strong statements of support for Syrian unification under Damascus. The fact Washington’s closest partner in the Middle East is now bombing Syria is not conducive to Washington’s aims there and it is likely scrambling to ensure things don’t go from bad to worse.” (07/17/25)