“Fully fledged relations“ between the two superpowers could now see them join forces to support President Assad in the fight against ISIS.
Desperate rebels fighting against President Assad have been calling on the US to support their struggle to overthrow the besieged government.
But Trump believes the best way to eliminate the jihadi virus is to back the despotic Syrian leader until stability can be restored.
One of his headline election pledges was to give generals 30 days to come up with an ISIS defeating plan.
