Bashar al-Assad remains a Blocked Party (i.e., SDN), as does his senior Syrian government officials, and individuals and entities tied to human rights abuses, terrorism, and narcotics trafficking. Also, BIS has not yet updated the EAR (i.e., Export Administration Regulations). This means that most exports and reexports to Syria involving US goods still require a special license and remain subject to a general policy of denial. BIS is expected to relax the EAR requirements regarding Syria by Q3'25.