Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the move, which will take effect on Tuesday, 'recognizes the positive actions taken by the new Syrian government' under President Ahmad al-Sharaa.

The Trump administration announced Monday it will rescind the terrorist designation held by the United States against Hayat Tahrir al-Sham.

The Trump administration will no longer consider Syria’s Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the group led by Syria’s interim president, a foreign terrorist organization, according to a notice from Secretary of State Marco Rubio.