Should diplomacy prove insufficient, however, Fidan indicated that the matter would then fall to the country’s military and security institutions.

NTV’s Washington correspondent was caught on camer commenting on a dispute involving Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Erdogan’s son Bilal, and his son-in-law Selcuk Bayraktar

The American Hellenic Institute stressed that Ankara continues to pursue policies that run counter to U.S. strategic interests in the Eastern Mediterranean.

In answer to a question by 40 lawmakers, including members of the Hellenic Caucus, a State Department official said Washington remains fully committed to applying CAATSA sanctions

Sanctions slapped by Washington, as part of the "Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, would have to be overturned, although Amb. Tom Barrack appeared optimistic over a resolution