There can not be a "political solution" in war-torn Syria unless President Bashar al-Assad is removed from power, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, said a day after the Donald Trump administration retaliated for the alleged chemical attacks by the Assad regime with a series of cruise missile strikes.
Turnbull's comments reiterate support he expressed on Friday for the USA military action in Syria following the "abhorrent" chemical weapons attack.
On Thursday night, the USA military shot 59 Tomahawk missiles at the airfield in western Syria where the regime of Bashar Assad had itself launched a chemical attack that killed at least 87 people.
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The U.S. on Thursday targeted a Syrian airbase controlled by the country's beleaguered President Bashar al-Assad, making a dramatic turnaround in American policy.
"The nation of Iran will remain alongside the Syrian nation in fighting terrorism and safeguarding Syria's territorial integrity", Rouhani said in the call on Saturday evening, according to a statement on the presidency website.
The United States is prepared to "do more" if necessary in Syria, US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Sunday. The Syrian government has denied it was behind the attack.
Trump ally Manafort will register as foreign agent, spokesman says
Manafort's work in Ukraine was totally open and appropriate, and wire transfers for global work are perfectly legal", Maloni said. It acknowledged its work could have principally benefited Ukraine's government.
Rex Tillerson, US secretary of state, seemed to take a more patient stance with regard to Assad, saying on Saturday that the administration's first priority is the defeat of ISIL, also known as ISIS.
It said the strike was believed to have been carried out by Russian planes, which operate in support of the Assad regime.
Sir Michael said the attack had happened "on their watch" and that Vladimir Putin must now live up to previously made promises that Mr Assad's chemical weapons have been destroyed. Secondly, we don't see a peaceful Syria with Assad in there.
Assad shouldn't underestimate Trump, who is the "new sheriff in town", Graham said.
Friday, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the strikes had harmed already-broken U.S. -Russia relations but he hoped the damage would not be irreversible. Turkey provides military support to some of Syria's opposition forces.
But Tillerson said he sees no reason for retaliation from Moscow because Russian Federation wasn't targeted.
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