President Trump yesterday demanded an immediate ceasefire in Syria with a threat of sweeping sanctions during a phone call with President Erdogan.
Mr Trump doubled tariffs on steel and ended trade talks, while warning that personal travel and economic sanctions would be slapped on those responsible for “the obstruction, disruption, or prevention of a ceasefire in northern Syria”.
The US president declared a state of emergency in the region after a week of fighting in the wake of his decision to withdraw from northern Syria.
Sanctions would hit “those who may be involved in serious human rights abuses, obstructing a ceasefire, preventing displaced persons from returning home, forcibly repatriating refugees, or threatening the peace, security, or stability in Syria”, Mr Trump said. In a