Trump Meets with Syria's Interim President, a First Between the Nations’ Leaders in 25 Years

2 weeks ago President Donald Trump has met with Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa, the first such encounter between the two nations’ leaders in 25 years. The meeting took place Wednesday on the sidelines of Trump's get-together with the leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council. It marks a major turn of events for a Syria still adjusting to life after the over 50-year, iron-gripped rule of the Assad family. It’s remarkable given al-Sharaa, under the nom de guerre Abu Mohammed al-Golani, had ties to al-Qaida and joined insurgents battling U.S. forces in Iraq before entering the Syrian war. Trump says al-Sharaa had agreed to join the Abraham Accords and eventually recognize Israel, but Syria hasn't confirmed that.