The U.S. government agreed to resolve its long-running criminal prosecution of Turkish state-run lender Halkbank HALKB.IS, saying the accord furthers Washington’s interest in curbing support for Iran.
Monday’s deferred prosecution agreement, if approved by a judge, would relieve one of the main irritants between the United States and Turkey, as the NATO allies experience their best ties in decades following Donald Trump’s return to the U.S. presidency last year.
It would
