The attorneys general from 13 Republican-led states in the US have threatened economic retaliation against Britain for its sanctions against illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
In a letter to British Ambassador Christian Turner in Washington, the officials from London demanded that the measures be rescinded, and warned that British companies could be excluded from state government contracts, face enforcement and may be subject to additional trade restrictions.
The countries represent a combined economy worth more than $6 trillion, although no retaliatory measures have yet been implemented.