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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Unpacking the U-Turn: What the Syria Sanctions Repeal Really Means

The United States has taken a historic step by terminating the Syria Sanctions Program, marking the most significant shift in U.S. foreign policy towards Syria since the fall of the Assad regime. In our earlier post, we...more

Hogan Lovells

Executive Order terminates U.S. Syria sanctions, export controls remain in place for now

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On June 30, 2025, the President signed an Executive Order (EO) lifting sanctions on Syria and directing the U.S. Department of State (DOS) and the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) to relax or suspend other programs (e.g.,...more

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Navigating the CFIUS Fast Track Program

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In May 2025, the Treasury Department, as chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), announced a new “fast track process to facilitate greater investment in U.S. businesses from ally and partner...more

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Presidential Memorandum emphasizes toughened US policy on Cuba

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The National Security Presidential Memorandum represents another component in the reestablishment of a more hardline approach to Cuba. Cuba Restricted List potentially to be expanded to include entities with which indirect...more

Patomak Global Partners

Significant U.S. Sanctions Relief for Syrian Arab Republic

The United States had imposed layers of sanctions on Syria since deeming it a State Sponsor of Terrorism in 1979. The U.S. Treasury imposed most sanctions during the Iraq War and the Syrian Civil War. In December 2024, Hay’at...more

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U.S. Government Ends Sanctions on Syria

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On June 30, President Trump signed Executive Order 14312, “Providing for the Revocation of Syria Sanctions” (EO), which formally terminates many U.S. sanctions on Syria. Public reports indicate that the European Union has...more

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Unpacking the U.S. Sanctions Reversal on Syria: Implications and Future Outlook

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Key Takeaways: - Executive Order 14312 revokes the six executive orders that formed the foundation of the Syrian Sanctions Program, terminates the national emergency underlying those executive orders and waives and relaxes...more

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The United States Terminates Countrywide Syria Sanctions and Is Working Towards Lifting Additional Trade Restrictions

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Building on prior relief of sanctions and other restrictive trade measures earlier this year (as described in K2 Integrity alerts dated 15 May and 09 June 2025), on 30 June 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump issued a new...more

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White House Issues New Tariff Letters

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On Wednesday afternoon, President Trump posted eight new tariff letters to his social media, stating that imports from the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Algeria, Iraq, Libya, Brunei, and Moldova would be subject to elevated tariff...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Trump Administration Revokes Most Syria Sanctions, Strengthens Sanctions on Cuba

President Trump has ended the broad U.S. sanctions embargo on Syria, but sanctions against certain designated targets remain in place. As of July 1, 2025, Executive Order 14312: Rescinds the Treasury Department’s Office of...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Trump Issues Reciprocal Tariff Letters to 8 Additional Trade Partners

On Wednesday, July 9, President Trump issued letters to eight additional trade partners notifying them of their country-specific reciprocal tariff rates that will go into effect on August 1. An updated reciprocal tariff chart...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Executive Order Terminates Syria Sanctions, Directs Actions to Remove Other Trade Restrictions

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President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order (the EO) on June 30, 2025, terminating the U.S. government's Syria sanctions program and directing other actions that, if finalized, will revoke the vast majority of U.S. trade...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Pause on Higher Reciprocal Tariff Rates Extended to August 1

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On July 7, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order (the Order) once again extending the temporary suspension of reciprocal tariffs that were originally set forth in his April 2 “Liberation Day” Executive Order 14257...more

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Revocation of Syrian Sanctions: Opportunities, Risks, and Changes under Executive Order 14312

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President Trump continued his flurry of sanctions actions with the recent revocation of the Syrian sanctions program. On June 30, 2025, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order (“EO”) 14312 “Providing for the Revocation...more

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What U.S. Businesses Need to Know About Reentering the Syrian Market & the Changing Post-Assad Sanction Landscape

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On May 23, 2025, approximately five months after the Assad regime was overthrown, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) officially issued Syria General License (GL) 25, which lifted the...more

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Trump Administration May Expand Travel Restrictions

The Trump Administration may continue to further expand travel restrictions to citizens of 36 additional countries from entering the US. Earlier this month, the Administration issued a proclamation banning the entry of...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

With Additional Syria Sanctions Relief, Risks Remain

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On June 30, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order (EO) that, effective July 1, revokes the U.S. sanctions program on Syria, and calls for the removal of the Syrian Sanctions Regulations from the Code of Federal...more

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The Devil’s in the Details: Executive Order on Cybersecurity Reveals Administration’s Focus on AI-Cyber Convergence, Secure...

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On June 6, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order entitled “Sustaining Select Efforts to Strengthen the Nation’s Cybersecurity and Amending Executive Order 13694 and Executive Order 14144” (the “Order”). The measure...more

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Travel Ban for 19 Countries is Now in Effect; More Countries May Be Added to the List

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The Trump administration’s travel ban took effect on June 9, 2025. Details of the travel ban are outlined in a June 4, 2025, Executive Order titled, “Restricting The Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the United States...more

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Recent Budget Developments: The Recissions Process And Upcoming Legislation

On May 29, 2025, President Trump sent a $9.4 billion rescissions request to Congress, which House Majority Leader introduced as H.R. 4. This package would cancel funding for the U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S....more

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Trump Administration Issues Travel Bans

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On June 4, 2025, the Trump Administration issued a presidential proclamation, restricting the entry of foreign nationals from certain countries. Its justification for issuing the travel bans is, according to the...more

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Travel Bans for Foreign Nationals From 19 Countries Effective June 9

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On June 4, President Trump issued a proclamation that fully bans entry into the United States for certain foreign nationals from 12 countries, and partially banning entry from seven more....more

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Trump Administration Enacts New Immigration Proclamation: Travel Ban Effective June 9

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On June 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed a Proclamation implementing new entry restrictions for individuals from countries identified by his administration as presenting elevated risks to U.S. national security and...more

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Trump Implements New Travel Bans to Take Effect on June 9, 2025

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On June 4, 2025, President Trump announced new travel restrictions for certain nationals of 19 countries as follows: • Full restrictions (all immigrants and nonimmigrants) for nationals of: Afghanistan, Burma, Chad,...more

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Trump Administration Issues New Travel Ban

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On June 4, 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued a proclamation instituting a partial or full travel ban on 19 countries.  This comes on the heels of Executive Order 14161 of January 20, 2025: Protecting the United States...more

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