This could be an attempt to cover Erdogan’s own butt, for his widespread public corruption, and his racket for personal profit from violating sanctions on Iran.
President Trump recently signed an Executive Order providing emergency powers to the Secretary of the Treasury to immediately freeze assets of those found profiting from public corruption, or engaging in human rights abuses. Anyone who gets added to the list can have their assets frozen without warning.
“Anyone”, but Erdogan the Islamist.
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