- Russia warned that "such actions will not be left without consequences"
- Iran said that the "US, France and UK will assume the responsibility for the regional and trans-regional consequences of this adventurism"
WASHINGTON: Syria allies Russia and Iran warned of 鈥渃onsequences鈥� following the launch of US-led strikes against Bashar Assad鈥檚 regime in retaliation for a suspected chemical attack.
鈥淎gain, we are being threatened,鈥� Russia鈥檚 ambassador to the US, Anatoly Antonov, said in a statement.
鈥淲e warned that such actions will not be left without consequences. All responsibility for them rests with Washington, London and Paris.鈥�
鈥淚nsulting the President of Russia is unacceptable and inadmissible,鈥� added the envoy, after President Donald Trump directly called out his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin over his support for the Assad regime.
Iran's foreign ministry in a statement that "Undoubtedly, the United States and its allies, which took military action against Syria despite the absence of any proven evidence ... will assume the responsibility for the regional and trans-regional consequences of this adventurism."
Iran is the key backer alongside Russia of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, providing military advisors and "volunteer" ground forces.
Tehran officials have said Western powers are using last week's alleged chemical attack on a rebel-held stronghold as an excuse to undermine the Syrian government's recent successes on the battlefield.
"This aggression is designed to compensate for the defeat of the terrorists" in Eastern Ghouta, an area recently recaptured by Syrian government forces, Iran's foreign ministry said.