Iran Tells Syria To Make Americans Regret Any Military Action
Following the U.S. airstrike on the Shayrat airfield, Iran has called on Syria to make America "regret" the attack, news reports say.
Iran President Hassan Rouhani said the U.S. is not acting "within international frameworks" when it bombarded the Syrian airfield with more than 50 Tomahawk missiles, the Express reported. With this action, along with imposing sanctions on Iran, the U.S. "unreasonably" considers itself "the world's leader," Rouhani said.
"The Syrian people and army must give a response (to the U.S.) that makes Americans regret their attack," he added.
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U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the airstrike following a chemical weapons attack that killed more than 80 people in Syria's Idlib province on April 4. The airstrike targeted the Shayrat airfield, which is believed to be the base for the airplanes used in the chemical attack.
The U.S. government puts the blame on Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad. The Syrian government, however, denies its involvement in the incident and said that it will never use chemical weapons on any civilian or any terrorist operating in the country, Sputnik News reported.
Rouhani and Russian President Vladimir Putin, both allies of Syria, said the U.S.' aggressive action was "inadmissible" and a violation of international law, according to a press statement. Both chiefs are calling for an impartial investigation into the chemical weapons attack.
The threat went on to say that U.S. President Trump had crossed a "red line."
"From now on we will respond with force to any breach of red lines and America knows our ability to respond well," they said in a statement, the Daily Mail reported.
International Responses
Iran was the first country to condemn the U.S. airstrikes. Western countries such as the U.K. and other European nations, were in favor of the strikes. Russia, on the other hand, said a "real war" might happen if they receive any ultimatums with regards to its support of Assad.
Boris Johnson, U.K. Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, said that Putin is "toxifying the image of Russia" by supporting Assad, The Guardian reported. Johnson is asking the G7 to consider fresh sanctions against Russia and Syria in light of the recent chemical attack.
Johnson called on Russia to work with the international community to make sure that the "shocking" incident doesn't happen again.
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the U.S. would "hold to account" any government that commits crimes against innocent people anywhere in the world, CNN reported.
