Recently installed Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa will meet with US President Donald Trump at the White House on November 10, marking the first visit by a Syrian president to the US in decades, in what is expected to be a meeting of deals and political agreements between the new regime and Washington.

The meeting between the two leaders builds on their initial talks in Riyadh in May 2025. US Envoy to Syria, Tom Barrack, confirmed earlier this month that Al-Sharaa is set to sign an agreement to join the US-led international coalition against ISIS. In Washington, Al-Sharaa is also meeting with the head and representatives of the IMF to discuss Syria’s economic transformation. He is also holding an extensive meeting with the Syrian diaspora, attended by Foreign Minister Assad al-Shaibani and US Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack.

Further cementing burgeoning ties, diplomatic sources indicated that the US plans to establish a military base near Damascus. This base would reportedly coordinate humanitarian aid and monitor developments between Syria and Israel. Reuters sources previously confirmed Washington is preparing to deploy forces to an airbase in Damascus to facilitate a US-brokered security agreement between Syria and Israel.

Crucially, the visit follows the US State Department's recent decision to delist Al-Sharaa from the sanctions blacklist. US State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott stated this action acknowledges the Syrian leadership's progress following the ouster of former president Bashar al-Assad, including efforts to find missing Americans and eliminate remaining chemical weapons.

Direct negotiations between Syrian authorities and Israel are also a key discussion point. Trump previously urged the Syrian President to join the Abraham Accords. Al-Sharaa announced in September that negotiations with Israel aim for a security deal involving an Israeli withdrawal from areas in southern Syria and an end to Israeli airstrikes.

The visit comes just hours after Syrian Interior Ministry Spokesperson Nour al-Din al-Baba announced nationwide preemptive operations against ISIS cells, resulting in 61 raids and the arrest of 71 individuals across several governorates.

Al-Sharaa is also expected to seek funding for Syria's massive reconstruction efforts, which the World Bank estimated at over $216bn following 13 years of civil war.

The two leaders are set to discuss the completion of sanctions removal on Syria, particularly the Caesar Act, and the country's formal accession to the US-led coalition against Islamic State (ISIS). Political, economic, and security files are also on the agenda.

Ahead of Al-Sharaa's visit, Trump indicated he had moved to lift sanctions, praising Al-Sharaa's performance. The Syrian Ministry of Information confirmed that the President would stress the importance of lifting economic sanctions to facilitate economic recovery and promote investment growth.

Syria’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ibrahim Al-Olabi, hailed the visit as a historical achievement, noting that Al-Sharaa's priority in talks with Trump would be the economy. Al-Olabi also pointed to the continuation of security coordination with the US.