Andrew Brunson case is straining relations between the US and Turkey
The Andrew Brunson case is at the heart of a deterioration in relationships between the US and Turkey marked by a meltdown in the value of the lira, sanctions and increasingly hostile rhetoric traded between theoretically close allies.
Presidents Trump and Erdogan met only a month ago at a NATO summit where Trump praised the Turkish president for 'doing things the right way'.
However, at a religious freedom 'ministerial' at the end of last month, Vice President Mike Pence warned Turkey would be sanctioned unless Brunson was freed....