US Treasury Secretary Mnuchin threatens ‘very significant’ sanctions on Turkey

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US Treasury Secretary Mnuchin threatens ‘very significant’ sanctions on Turkey
October 11, 2019, 4:12 pm

US Treasury Secretary Mnuchin threatens ‘very significant’ sanctions on Turkey

Mnuchin testifies before a House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill. (File photo Reuters)

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday that President Donald Trump had authorized US officials to draft “very significant” new sanctions to target Turkey after it launched an offensive in northeast Syria, but added that they were not executing the sanctions at this time.

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