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69ss applications involving Syria separately.</p><p class="font-serif text-ink mb-6 text-[length:var(--body-fs,18px)] leading-[1.55] ">The revision applies to defense exports destined for Syria and imports originating in the country.</p><h2 class="mt-[46px] mb-[18px] "><span class="block w-[38px] h-[3px] bg-brand mb-4" aria-hidden="true"></span><span class="font-display font-bold text-[27px] leading-[1.18] tracking-[-0.015em] text-ink">Terrorism Designation Removed</span></h2><p class="font-serif text-ink mb-6 text-[length:var(--body-fs,18px)] leading-[1.55] ">Ending Syria’s terrorism designation was the central legal prerequisite for changing its treatment under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, known as ITAR.</p><p class="font-serif text-ink mb-6 text-[length:var(--body-fs,18px)] leading-[1.55] ">Syria had held that designation since December 29, 1979. President Donald Trump notified Congress on July 8 that he intended to rescind it.</p><p class="font-serif text-ink mb-6 text-[length:var(--body-fs,18px)] leading-[1.55] ">His certification stated that the Syrian government had provided no support for international terrorism during the previous six months and had pledged against doing so in the future.</p><p class="font-serif text-ink mb-6 text-[length:var(--body-fs,18px)] leading-[1.55] ">The designation ended on August 24, following the required 45-day congressional review.</p><p class="font-serif text-ink mb-6 text-[length:var(--body-fs,18px)] leading-[1.55] ">Secretary of State Marco Rubio cited “positive actions” and commitments from President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s government to separate Syria from international terrorism.</p><h2 class="mt-[46px] mb-[18px] "><span class="block w-[38px] h-[3px] bg-brand mb-4" aria-hidden="true"></span><span class="font-display font-bold text-[27px] leading-[1.18] tracking-[-0.015em] text-ink">Licensing Replaces Automatic Rejection</span></h2><p class="font-serif text-ink mb-6 text-[length:var(--body-fs,18px)] leading-[1.55] ">Rubio approved the defense trade policy revision on August 19 and instructed the department to incorporate it into the regulations.</p><p class="font-serif text-ink mb-6 text-[length:var(--body-fs,18px)] leading-[1.55] ">The resulting rule, issued under Public Notice 13131, removes Syria from the comprehensive denial table in ITAR § 126.1(d)(1).</p><p class="font-serif text-ink mb-6 text-[length:var(--body-fs,18px)] leading-[1.55] ">It was submitted for public inspection on September 30 before taking effect the following day.</p><p class="font-serif text-ink mb-6 text-[length:var(--body-fs,18px)] leading-[1.55] ">Seven countries remain in that table: Belarus, Myanmar, China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Venezuela.</p><p class="font-serif text-ink mb-6 text-[length:var(--body-fs,18px)] leading-[1.55] ">Other legal restrictions also had to be addressed. Washington used waivers or terminated measures imposed under the Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act, the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act, and the Child Soldiers Prevention Act.</p><p class="font-serif text-ink mb-6 text-[length:var(--body-fs,18px)] leading-[1.55] ">The remaining arms-sale and foreign-military-financing restrictions under the chemical and biological weapons law were terminated around mid-September.</p><p class="font-serif text-ink mb-6 text-[length:var(--body-fs,18px)] leading-[1.55] ">Future transfers would still require licensing and end-use checks, alongside the applicable interagency and congressional review procedures.</p><h2 class="mt-[46px] mb-[18px] "><span class="block w-[38px] h-[3px] bg-brand mb-4" aria-hidden="true"></span><span class="font-display font-bold text-[27px] leading-[1.18] tracking-[-0.015em] text-ink">Wider Easing of Restrictions</span></h2><p class="font-serif text-ink mb-6 text-[length:var(--body-fs,18px)] leading-[1.55] ">The revision extends Washington’s easing of restrictions following Bashar al-Assad’s removal from power in December 2024.</p><p class="font-serif text-ink mb-6 text-[length:var(--body-fs,18px)] leading-[1.55] ">The Trump administration had already taken steps in 2025 to lift broad e
69conomic sanctions inherited from the Assad period.</p><p class="font-serif text-ink mb-6 text-[length:var(--body-fs,18px)] leading-[1.55] ">Washington has also indicated plans to reopen its embassy in Damascus after roughly 14 years of closure.</p><p class="font-serif text-ink mb-6 text-[length:var(--body-fs,18px)] leading-[1.55] ">Cuba, Iran and North Korea remain on the U.S. State Sponsor of Terrorism list.</p></div><div class="mb-9"><div class="bg-dark p-12 flex flex-wrap md:flex-nowrap justify-center gap-8 items-start my-12"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/qIvImu8MgTZD-kGvW-i83w/production.gdh/906e02a3-8329-49a3-857d-c6619f0f0c8f/public" alt="" srcSet="https://imagedelivery.net/qIvImu8MgTZD-kGvW-i83w/production.gdh/906e02a3-8329-49a3-857d-c6619f0f0c8f/w=80,h=80,fit=cover,quality=95,sharpen=1 1x, https://imagedelivery.net/qIvImu8MgTZD-kGvW-i83w/production.gdh/906e02a3-8329-49a3-857d-c6619f0f0c8f/w=160,h=160,fit=cover,quality=95,sharpen=1 2x, https://imagedelivery.net/qIvImu8MgTZD-kGvW-i83w/production.gdh/906e02a3-8329-49a3-857d-c6619f0f0c8f/w=240,h=240,fit=cover,quality=95,sharpen=1 3x" sizes="100vw" class="rounded-full shrink-0 object-cover  " style="width:80px;height:80px"/><div><span class="inline-flex items-center gap-2 font-sans font-black text-[11px] tracking-[0.13em] uppercase text-brand mb-3"><span class="inline-block shrink-0 rounded-full bg-brand  " style="width:7px;height:7px" aria-hidden="true"></span>About the Author</span><h3 class="font-display font-bold text-2xl tracking-[-0.01em] text-ink-on-dark">Ahmet Koçak</h3><div class="font-sans text-sm text-author-role mt-1 mb-3.5">Clash Report</div><p class="font-sans text-[15px] leading-[1.6] text-ink-on-dark/[0.72] max-w-[60ch] mb-[18px]">Ahmet Koçak is a news editor at Clash Report based in Istanbul. 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