国际英语资讯:U.S. piles up pressure on Turkey over offensive in Syria amid doubts
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 14-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="rolled">rolled</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="package">package</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="punishment">punishment</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="operations">operations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="questioned">questioned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="measures">measures</span>' <span word="effectiveness">effectiveness</span>.</p><p><span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="authorizing">authorizing</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="steel">steel</span> <span word="imports">imports</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="operations">operations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>.</p><p><span word="Following">Following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="authorization">authorization</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Treasury">Treasury</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="designated">designated</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Energy">Energy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Natural">Natural</span> <span word="Resources">Resources</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="ministries">ministries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="interior">interior</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="involvement">involvement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="actions">actions</span> "<span word="that">that</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="deteriorate">deteriorate</span> <span word="peace">peace</span>, <span word="security">security</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stability">stability</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>," <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="impose">impose</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="entities">entities</span> "<span word="as">as</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span>."</p><p><span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> 100-<span word="billion">billion</span>-<span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="steel">steel</span> <span word="imports">imports</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 50 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="imports">imports</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="steel">steel</span> <span word="from">from</span> 50 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="to">to</span> 25 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="terminating">terminating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="preferential">preferential</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="administration">administration</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="operations">operations</span> <span word="targeting">targeting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kurdish">Kurdish</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="northeast">northeast</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="withdraw">withdraw</span> <span word="around">around</span> 1,000 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>.</p>
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