BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:10 P.M.) – On Monday, the US Treasury Department imposed sanctions on the Turkish Defense Industries Administration and its head, Ismail Demir.
The Treasury Department website said Washington had imposed sanctions on three other individuals linked to the Turkish Defense Industries Administration.
The measure is expected to anger Ankara and is likely to damage the Turkish economy, which is already suffering under the coronavirus pandemic.
Last week, Reuters reported on the United States’ plans to impose sanctions against Turkey over its purchase of Russian S-400 air defense systems.
