# Syria's economy may breathe easier after sanctions removal: Analysis

https://mins.news/en/video/31129

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-08-25 01:13 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1HCG7AlzBE

> Syria’s removal from the US State Department’s state-sponsors-of-terrorism list brings nearly five decades of isolation to an end. Former US special envoy for Syria Michael Ratney endorsed the move as both right and necessary for giving the Syrian economy room to breathe, saying the designation fit the Bashar al-Assad era but is far less fitting under Ahmad al-Sharaa.

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