Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said an attack on Syria by the United States, France and Britain on Saturday was a crime and would not achieve any gains. I clearly declare that the president of the United States, the president of France and the British prime minister are criminals," Khamenei said in a speech, according to his Twitter account. Iran's pragmatist President Hassan Rouhani also warned that the U.S.-led missile attack on Syria would lead to further destruction in the Middle East, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported. Rouhani signalled that Iran's support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad would grow. Iran often refers to regional countries and forces opposed to Israel and the United States as a "resistance front".

Source: dna April 14, 2018 11:15 UTC