In the aftermath of the overthrow of the Assad government on December 8, 2024, the United States has eased (but has not lifted) its longstanding economic sanctions program against Syria. On January 6, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") issued Syria General License 24 ("GL24"), titled "Authorizing Transactions with Governing Institutions in Syria and Certain Transactions Related to Energy and Personal Remittances."