These countries ties had been strained by disputes over Syria, Iran and Ankara’s planned purchase of Russian military equipment.
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The White House Press Secretary, Sarah Sanders, said the men had played leading roles in Brunson’s 2016 arrest and detention.
Brunson, a Christian pastor from North Carolina living in Turkey for 23 years, was been indicted on charges of helping the group that Turkey holds responsible for the failed 2016 coup against President Tayyip Erdogan.