November delivered a rare alignment of UN decisions, US regulatory shifts, congressional moves, and renewed IMF engagement, each reshaping how Syria fits into the global sanctions system. Issue 3 distills a month where the sanctions architecture didn’t just shift at the margins; it moved at its core.
This issue covers:
• UN delisting of al-Sharaa and Khattab after a near-unanimous Security Council vote.
• OFAC removal of both SDGT designations within 24 hours of the UN decision.
• A Tri-Seal Advisory from Treasury, State, and Commerce clarifying what sanctions relief actually permits.
• A Senate push to repeal SALSA and SHRAA, the backbone of two decades of sanctions law.
• A renewed 180-day Caesar suspension as Congress works on full repeal through the NDAA.
• House passage of the Syria Terrorism Threat Assessment Act requiring a DHS review of FTO/SDGT networks in Syria.
• IMF meetings in Washington and Damascus on rebuilding Syria’s payment and banking systems.
• The UK’s new Syria Trade & Export Guide, signaling early positioning in a high-return market.
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