President Donald Trump signed an executive order on July 1 to end most sanctions on Syria, while still maintaining restrictions on Bashar al-Assad and specific human rights violators.

• Five executive orders related to the sanctions program were terminated.
• The U.S. Treasury issued a general license to authorize transactions with the interim Syrian government.
• The order directs Secretary of State Marco Rubio to explore U.N. sanctions relief and review Syria's designation as a "State of Terrorism."