The seismic foreign policy shift toward Syria isn’t without warnings from both sides of the aisle that the Trump administration will need Congress’s help.

The deal is said to be the biggest MoU by far for Syria’s transitional government under interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa.

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would order the lifting of sanctions on Syria at the behest of Saudi Arabia's crown prince, a major U.S. policy shift ahead of an expected meeting with Syria's Islamist President Ahmed al-Sharaa.