US weighs asset freeze and travel ban on TPLF leaders amid Tigray escalation risks

Awuramba Times reported the US Embassy met for hours in Mekelle with TPLF leaders Debretsion Gebremichael, Fetlework Gebregziabhier and Addis Alem Balema, with Washington signaling potential asset freezes and travel bans if the front triggers war. The TPLF has indicated plans to reinstate its pre-Pretoria administration, raising fresh regional security concerns.