The Trump administration announced Monday it will rescind the terrorist designation given to the Syrian group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham. In a document from the State Department, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio wrote that the United States has revoked "the designation of al-Nusrah Front,

The Trump administration will remove Syria's Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) from its list of designated "Foreign Terrorist Organizations" from Tuesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced. Why it matters: Rubio noted in his announcement Monday that the action is in line with Trump's pledge in Saudi Arabia in May ahead of a meeting with HTS leader Ahmad al-Sharaa,