US threatens more action against Turkey unless pastor freedThe US has threatened to impose more economic sanctions on Turkey if it does not free a detained American pastor. He said early on Friday that Turkey had "taken advantage of the United States for many years" and that he was "cutting back on Turkey". On Thursday, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said: "We have more that we are planning to do if they don't release him [Mr Brunson] quickly." Mr Brunson has denied charges of espionage, but faces up to 35 years in jail if found guilty. Mr Erdogan wrote in the New York Times earlier that unless the US changed course, Turkey would look for new friends and allies.
