Mr Trump, who had long said the top U.S. priority in Syria should be to fight the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), immediately ordered a list of options to punish Mr Assad, according to senior officials who took part in the flurry of closed-door meetings that played out over two days.
"The United States took a very measured step last night", Haley told the council.
This necessary action was widely welcomed around the world, including by the UAE.
Assad's government has denied any involvement in the attack in the town of Khan Sheikhoun in the rebel-held Idlib province.
Within 24 hours of the American strikes, monitoring groups reported that jets were once again taking off from the bombed Shayrat air base.
He stopped short of accusing Russian Federation of being directly involved in the planning or execution of the attack, saying he had not seen "any hard evidence" to suggest the nation was an accomplice to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
The president may view the attack as a success if the use of chemical weapons stops. "Those days are over".
Mr Tillerson said on Sunday that Russia's inaction had allowed the chemical attack to take place.
"The world is waiting for the Russian government to act responsibly in Syria", Nikki Haley, the USA ambassador to the United Nations, said during an emergency Security Council session.
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was still planning a visit to Russian next week after meeting with G-7 foreign ministers in Europe.
"If this intervention is limited only to an air base, if it does not continue and if we don't remove the regime from heading Syria, then this would remain a cosmetic intervention", said Cavusoglu in the southern city of Antalya.
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Saudi Arabia said the missile launch by Trump was the right response to "the crimes of this regime to its people in light of the failure of the global community to stop it". "I am interested in finding the solution". Together we can bring an end to the needless suffering of the Syrian people.
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Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey all supported Washington, with Ankara also calling for a no-fly zone in Syria.
In response, Syria's ally Russian Federation accused the United States of encouraging "terrorists" with unilateral actions.
Johnson said Tillerson will be able to give a "clear and coordinated message to the Russians".
Leaders, across the world, including Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, endorsed Mr Trump's "proportionate" and targeted strikes in Syria.
He also warned it would "strengthen terrorists" and further add to "the complexity of the situation in Syria and the region".
Warships in the Mediterranean Sea launched 59 missiles at 8:45 p.m.
The Syrian Observatory said the U.S. strike on the base killed eight Syrian military staff, including an army doctor.
The U.S. military action is believed to have destroyed approximately 20 aircraft, the officials said. No personnel at the base uses gas masks, he said.
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