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Trump announces sanctions against Turkey

The Treasury Department sanctions Turkey's defense, energy, and interior ministers over Turkey's incursion into northern Syria.
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The United States sanctioned Turkey's defense, energy, and interior ministers over Turkey's incursion into northern Syria, the Treasury Department announced today. 

The move came after US President Donald Trump said he would issue an executive order authorizing “powerful additional sanctions” against Turkish officials, such as financial penalties, blocking property and stifling their entry into the United States.

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