Ayyub Altarawi

And when it comes over here, We will be prepared for various contingencies, obviously one of which could be taking up the House bill and then offering a Senate substitute.

And when it comes over here, We will be prepared for various contingencies, obviously one of which could be taking up the House bill and then offering a Senate substitute.

The meeting included Trump, the Saudi crown prince, and Turkey's president joining over the phone for half an hour with Ahmad al-Shara, a man who just months ago was on the U.S.-designated list of terrorists with a $10 million bounty on his head for ties with al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group.

The meeting included Trump, the Saudi crown prince, and Turkey's president joining over the phone for half an hour with Ahmad al-Shara, a man who just months ago was on the U.S.-designated list of terrorists with a $10 million bounty on his head for ties with al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group.

But since rebel forces ousted longtime President Bashar Assad from power, al-Sharaa has switched from militia leader to statesman in a suit. And this new Syria says it's ready to build a relationship with the U.S.

But since rebel forces ousted longtime President Bashar Assad from power, al-Sharaa has switched from militia leader to statesman in a suit. And this new Syria says it's ready to build a relationship with the U.S.

Trump says he heard from the leaders of Saudi Arabia and Turkey urging him to lift sanctions in order to give Syria a chance at rebuilding and pull it back from Iranian and Russian influence. U.S. sanctions were mostly hurting average Syrians, with an effect so far-reaching hospitals couldn't import spare parts for machines or even fix their elevators.

Trump says he heard from the leaders of Saudi Arabia and Turkey urging him to lift sanctions in order to give Syria a chance at rebuilding and pull it back from Iranian and Russian influence. U.S. sanctions were mostly hurting average Syrians, with an effect so far-reaching hospitals couldn't import spare parts for machines or even fix their elevators.

Ayyub Altarawi, NPR News, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Ayyub Altarawi, NPR News, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.