US President Donald Trump (File) US President Donald Trump (File)US President Donald Trump cast doubt on Thursday over the timing of his threatened strike on Syria in response to a reported poison gas attack, while France said it had proof of Syria’s guilt but needed to gather more information. Could be very soon or not so soon at all!” the US president said in his latest early morning tweet on Thursday. Any US strike would probably involve the navy, given the risk to aircraft from Russian and Syrian air defences. The BBC reported that May was ready to give the go-ahead for Britain to take part in military action. Parliament voted down British military action against Assad’s government in 2013 in an embarrassment for May’s predecessor, David Cameron.

Source: Indian Express April 12, 2018 16:06 UTC