President Trump met with Syria's interim President on Wednesday, a day after lifting sanctions and marking a major policy shift towards peace and rebuilding relations.

Syrians have endured "brutal and crippling" sanctions over the past 14 years, and it's time to end them, President Donald Trump announced while in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.

U.S. President Donald Trump met with Syria's president in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday and urged him to normalise ties with longtime foe Israel after a surprise U.S. announcement that it would lift all sanctions on the Islamist-led government.

During a press conference in Tokyo, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar on May 14 made clear that Israel will only expand the Abraham Accords after the Gaza war ends, rejecting ongoing threats from Iran and its proxies and warning against unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state.