This lifting of sanctions in exchange for signing onto the Abraham Accords is almost the exact same tactic Trump used with Sudan. In that case, Sudan was on the US terror list and so there were sanctions by default. Sudan's leaders agreed in 2020 but haven't actually signed. - ThreadSky

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dgrdon.bsky.social • 36 days ago

This lifting of sanctions in exchange for signing onto the Abraham Accords is almost the exact same tactic Trump used with Sudan. In that case, Sudan was on the US terror list and so there were sanctions by default. Sudan's leaders agreed in 2020 but haven't actually signed.

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dgrdon.bsky.social•36 days ago

I wrote about that for @thegrindto.bsky.social.
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dgrdon.bsky.social•36 days ago

While many Syrians are understandably celebrating the end of these crushing sanctions (and the end of the brutal Assad regime), it would be interesting to know what they think of normalizing with Israel. The populations of Sudan and Morocco were against it.

dgrdon.bsky.social•36 days ago

The wider context that also wasn't mentioned on The Current is that, aside from Israel, the US' closest allies in the region are Saudi and UAE. Syria has for years been their enemy, more allied with Iran and Hezbollah. al-Sharaa seems keen to ally with US/Suadi/UAE/Israel.

dgrdon.bsky.social•36 days ago

So, ending the sanctions and getting Syria to normalize with Israel (after 77 years of refusing to) brings Syria into the US sphere of influence big time.

And yes Trump also has ego-driven reasons for ending sanctions, but it would be naive to think that's *the* reason.

dgrdon.bsky.social•36 days ago

The Current analyst only briefly mentioned Abraham Accords but not about the significance of it (Israel has been central to Syria-US relations for decades). Instead, talked about Trump being a disappointment to Israel, which is ironic given what the Abraham Accords are.

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