Deal, which will see US remove sanctions from Ankara, appears to give Erdogan all he sought to achieve with offensive; unclear whether Kurds will accept

US vice president shares tense handshake with Turkish leader before urging him to halt offensive against Kurdish forces in northern Syria

Turkish presidential sources tell BBC that leader 'thoroughly rejected' US president's letter dated the day Ankara launched military campaign against Kurds in Syrian territory

Pelosi says president 'shaken up' after House overwhelmingly votes 354-60 to condemn US troop withdrawal from Syria; Trump reportedly calls her a 'third-rate politician'

Letter sent 6 days ago, US president tells his counterpart 'don't be a tough guy' and again threatens to destroy the Turkish economy

Senior administration official pushes back against criticism that troop pullout will embolden adversaries, says no change in policy on Iran

Joint statement does not condemn Turkish offensive against Kurds, nor does it call for operation to stop, only cautioning against allowing IS to regain foothold in region

US president claims Kurds are 'no angels' and are well protected after Ankara pushes into Syria; says he is fine with Russia filling vacuum after American troop withdrawal

As American VP heads to Ankara to push for ceasefire, Turkish leader vows to continue offensive in Syria until Kurdish fighters 'lay down their arms'

Amid tense relations over Ankara's Syria offensive, US prosecutor calls case of Halkbank the most serious violation of Iran sanctions his office has seen