Top Trump administration officials can't get their story straight regarding regime change in Syria.
"[Russian President Vladimir Putin] views the USA strikes on Syria as aggression against a sovereign state in violation of the norms of worldwide law and on a made-up pretext.", said Dmitry Peskov, a Kremlin spokesman, according to the Independent. "If you look at his actions, if you look at the situation, it's going to be hard to see a government that's peaceful and stable with Assad".
The 59 tomahawk cruise missiles targeted the Shayrat air base, near the central Syrian town of Homs, reportedly killing nine people.
It was in retaliation for what the United States said was a chemical weapons attack by Mr Assad's forces on Syrian civilians.
US PResident Donald Trump said the attack was a response to the reported chemical weapon use in Syria's Idlib.
The two chiefs of staff, Major General Mohammad Bagheri and General Valery Gerasimov, "condemned the American operation against a Syrian air base which is an aggression against an independent country", state news agency IRNA said.
Russian Federation and Iran will stand beside the Syrian nation and government, National Security Council Secretary Ali Shamkhani told Syrian security chief Ali Mamlouk on phone.
Trump administration officials on Sunday blamed Russian inaction for enabling a deadly poison gas attack against Syrian civilians last week as Secretary of State Rex Tillerson prepared to explain to Moscow a USA retaliatory missile strike. "We are prepared to do more but we hope that will not be necessary", she said.
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"Greater coordination between Iran, Syria and Russian Federation can be very effective in the fight against terrorism".
Mr Tillerson will still go ahead with a visit to Moscow to deliver a "clear and co-ordinated" message to the Russians, Mr Johnson said.
Russian Federation is responsible "by proxy" for the deaths of civilians in a nerve gas attack in Syria last week, the Defence Secretary has said.
Rouhani further said that Syria's chemical weapons were destroyed two years ago according to the United Nations officials.
In Florida with the president, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said additional economic sanctions on Syria were being prepared.
"Those who think that they can change Syria's future through supporting the terrorists are very mistaken", he added.
However, on Saturday, Mr Johnson cancelled the visit, attacking the Kremlin and saying he would instead focus on building support with allies to secure a ceasefire in war-torn Syria.
Rouhani made the remarks in a conference in Tehran Apr. 8 in reaction to the U.S. attack on a Syrian airbase, Trend correspondent reported from the event.
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