"Oh, what I do for the crown prince," Trump said, recounting how he arrived at the decision following discussions with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

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.

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he plans to lift sanctions on Syria following last year’s fall of the Assad regime, saying the move will “give them a chance at greatness.”

Despite his Islamist background, al-Sharaa has shown more pragmatic than ideological since the fall of President Bashar al-Assad.

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan met online with U.S. President Donald Trump, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, state-owned Anadolu news agency reported on Wednesday.

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.

On the first day of his Middle East trip, U.S. President Donald Trump praised his host, Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler, Mohammed bin Salman. He also earned praise for announcing the end of U.S. sanctions on Syria.

President Trump will meet with interim Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa on Wednesday — despite the former al Qaeda leader having a $10 million American bounty on his head until recently. “The President agreed to say hello to the Syrian President while in Saudi Arabia tomorrow,