The Trump administration stated on July 8 that it will remove Syria’s designation as a state sponsor of terrorism, marking a significant step as the country regains stability and starts rebuilding relations with the United States. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that U.S. President Donald Trump notified Congress of the designation change after Trump said he would likely remove the designation during a July 8 meeting in Turkey. Rubio described the move as a “historic step” since Syria had remained on the state sponsors of terrorism list since 1979, the longest period of any nation to remain on the list....