Trump drops sanctions on Syria and previews expansion of Abraham Accords in Saudi Arabia

President Donald Trump announced that the United States will end sanctions on Syria and invited Saudi Arabia to join the Abraham Accords during a speech in Riyadh on Tuesday.

“It has been an amazing thing, the Abraham Accords,” Trump said at a Saudi Arabia investment conference. “And it’s my fervent hope, wish, and even my dream that Saudi Arabia, a place I have so much respect for … will soon be joining the Abraham Accords. I think it will be a tremendous tribute to your country.”