On 8 January 2025, Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Taliban’s Foreign Minister, met in the UAE with Vikram Misri, India’s Deputy Foreign Minister. The two sides announced new agreements to enhance political and commercial relations between the two countries. During the meeting, the role of India in development projects in Afghanistan, providing “humanitarian assistance,” and facilitating visa issuance for Afghans was emphasized.

A meeting was held in Cairo in early February 2025, which included the foreign ministers of Jordan, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Egypt, in addition to the Secretary-General of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization,

The “king” said only last week, on 5 February 2025, that the displacement of Palestinians to Jordan was a “red line,” with rumours circulating that crossing the red line could result in Jordan declaring war on “Israel”. This proved to be as true as El-Sisi’s claim last year of “Rafah” being Egypt’s red line.

On 27 January, 2025, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock stated, “Our decision today to ease these sanctions for the first time is good news for the people of Syria, but it is also good news for us Europeans.” However, she emphasized, “That is not a blank check (Das ist kein Blankoscheck)” calling for continued close monitoring of developments in Syria.