Speaking to reporters on Aug. 3, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pressed Turkey for the release of detained U.S. pastor Andrew Brunson, adding that the “clock had run out” for the government to act.
Pompeo’s remarks come just days after the Trump administration issued sanctions on Aug. 1 on two top Turkish officials, Minister of Justice Abdulhamit Gul and Minister of Interior Suleyman Soylu, for their roles in the detention of Brunson.
