(L-R) Germany's Parliamentary State Secretary to the German Minister of Defence Nils Schmid, the CEO of German automotive and ar Bavaria's Economy Minister Hubert Aiwanger lay a stone during the groundbreaking ceremony for Rheinmetall's new powder plant in Aschau am Inn, Bavaria, southern Germany, on July 22, 2026. (Photo by Alexandra Beier / AFP via Getty Images)

Bavaria's State Premier Markus Soeder holds a SSW40 Medium Velocity Grenade launcher as the CEO of German automotive and arms manufacturer Rheinmetall Armin Papperger (C) and Bavaria's Economy Minister Hubert Aiwanger (L) watch during the groundbreaking ceremony for Rheinmetall's new powder plant in Aschau am Inn, Bavaria, southern Germany, on July 22, 2026. (Photo by Alexandra Beier / AFP via Getty Images)

Ongoing construction work is pictured at a site in Marota City, a new mixed-use development project near the Umayyad Square in Damascus on July 22, 2026. Syria's new leaders, who inherited a dilapidated economy, are trying to attract capital without waiting for the full lifting of international sanctions. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP via Getty Images)

Ongoing construction work is pictured at a site in Marota City, a new mixed-use development project near the Umayyad Square in Damascus on July 22, 2026. Syria's new leaders, who inherited a dilapidated economy, are trying to attract capital without waiting for the full lifting of international sanctions. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP via Getty Images)

Ongoing construction work is pictured at a site in Marota City, a new mixed-use development project near the Umayyad Square in Damascus on July 22, 2026. Syria's new leaders, who inherited a dilapidated economy, are trying to attract capital without waiting for the full lifting of international sanctions. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP via Getty Images)

Ongoing construction work is pictured at a site in Marota City, a new mixed-use development project near the Umayyad Square in Damascus on July 22, 2026. Syria's new leaders, who inherited a dilapidated economy, are trying to attract capital without waiting for the full lifting of international sanctions. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP via Getty Images)

A worker walks at a construction site in Marota City, a new mixed-use development project near the Umayyad Square in Damascus on July 22, 2026. Syria's new leaders, who inherited a dilapidated economy, are trying to attract capital without waiting for the full lifting of international sanctions. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP via Getty Images)

Workers are pictured at a construction site in Marota City, a new mixed-use development project near the Umayyad Square in Damascus on July 22, 2026. Syria's new leaders, who inherited a dilapidated economy, are trying to attract capital without waiting for the full lifting of international sanctions. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP via Getty Images)