Afghanistan, May 15 -- Trump's unexpected decision to lift sanctions on Syria took U.S. officials by surprise, with no prior coordination with key departments.
During his recent visit to Saudi Arabia, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that all American sanctions against Syria will be lifted - a decision that, according to U.S. officials, was made without prior coordination with the State Department or the Treasury.
Reuters, in a report published on Wednesday, May 14, quoted four U.S. officials who confirmed that Trump's announcement caught Washington off guard. Officials at both the State and Treasury Departments are now urgently reviewing how to implement the removal of nearly four decades of sanctions on Syria.
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