First US-Syria Meet in 25 Years: Trump shakes hands with Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa, calls him ‘attractive, tough fighter’
In a dramatic shift in Middle East diplomacy, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday met Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh, alongside Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, which marked the first meeting between the two nations’ leaders in 25 years. The high-stakes meeting comes just months after al-Sharaa—once known globally by his jihadi…