President Donald Trump signed on Monday an executive order terminating a U.S. sanctions program on Syria, allowing an end to the country's isolation from the international financial system and building on Washington's pledge to help it rebuild after a devastating civil war.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday to terminate U.S. sanctions against Syria in a massive first step to

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters President Donald Trump will sign an executive order lifting sanctions on Syria under its new government on Monday afternoon.