The United States issued new Iran-related sanctions on Wednesday, according to a notice posted to the U.S. Treasury Department's website.

Syrians took to the streets in cities across the country to celebrate following U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement that he will ease sanctions and move to normalize relations with the new government to give the country “a chance at peace.

The Cabinet is not in favor of quickly easing sanctions against Syria. But the Netherlands is one of the very few countries with this position, Caspar Veldkamp, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, said on Tuesday night in parliament.

China will suspend export controls and sanctions called the unreliable entity list over US entities, which were announced in April, as part of the trade agreements made by the world’s two biggest economies.

The talks in Istanbul complicated a European push for the U.S. to pressure Russia an into a ceasefire in Ukraine, even as questions persist on who is attending.

The European Union must focus on a new sanctions package to suffocate Russia's economy and force President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine, France's foreign minister said.

The United States has imposed additional Iran-related sanctions, as the Trump administration negotiates with Tehran on a new nuclear weapons deal.