U.S. Lawmaker Visits Damascus for Abraham Accords

Date: 12 August 2025 - 21:44

News ID: ۱۴۲۴۸۲

WASHINGTON (Dispatches) – U.S. Congressman Ibrahim Hamadeh, of Syrian descent, made a historic visit to Damascus, meeting de facto ruler Abu Muhammad al-Jolani to discuss issues including Syria’s potential accession to the Abraham Accords.

Hamadeh traveled directly from Tel Aviv to Syria—the first such direct trip since 1974, when U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger flew between Tel Aviv and Damascus amid ceasefire talks after the 1973 war. Prior to his Damascus visit, Hamadeh met with Mowafaq Tarif, the Druze spiritual leader in Israeli occupied territories, to discuss recent developments in Sweida, southern Syria.