The US Senate approves the cancellation of the “Caesar Act” on Syria

The US Senate voted in favor of the Defense Department budget law, which includes provisions related to the sanctions imposed on Syria under what is known as the “Caesar Act.”
The US House of Representatives had previously approved the National Defense Authorization Bill, including the cancellation of the “Caesar” sanctions imposed on Damascus.
US President Donald Trump is expected to ratify the law, which means the final cancellation of the “Caesar Act” and the lifting of the sanctions imposed on Syria under it.
The budget of the Ministry of Defense, according to the law, amounts to $901 billion, and requires US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to provide videos of air strikes carried out by US aircraft against ships that the US administration says smuggle drugs to the United States via the Caribbean Sea.
The military budget law known as the annual National Defense Authorization, which raises the salaries of members of the armed forces by 3.8%, received bipartisan support during its passage in Congress, and the White House says it is consistent with President Donald Trump’s national security priorities.
However, the more than 3,000-page legislation exposed some points of contention between Congress and the Department of Defense, as the Trump administration redirects its focus away from security in Europe toward Central and South America.