Analysis: US Treasury sanctions Turkish Hamas financiers as Erdogan presses for F-35s

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The US Treasury placed sanctions on Turkey-based Hamas financiers as President Erdogan seeks F-35 fighter jets. US lawmakers propose conditioning F-35 sales on Turkey's cutoff of ties to Hamas, marking intensified scrutiny of Turkey’s links to the group.

On July 23, the US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated a Turkey-based Hamas money exchange and a senior Muslim Brotherhood official, the third round of sanctions against Hamas's Turkish financial network in less than two years. US lawmakers have introduced measures that would condition future F-35 sales to Turkey on certification that Turkey has severed its ties to Hamas. The post Analysis: US Treasury sanctions Turkish Hamas financiers as Erdogan presses for F-35s appeared first on FDD's Long War Journal.