WASHINGTON (AP) — A warning from the White House to Syrian President Bashar Assad about another possible chemical weapons attack was also aimed at two of Assad's key backers, Russia and Iran, the U.S ambassador to the United Nations said Tuesday. "The goal is at this point not just to send Assad a message, but to send Russia and Iran a message," Haley said. But the Pentagon said on Tuesday said it detected "active preparations" by Syria for a chemical weapons attack, giving weight to the White House statement. Jeff Davis, said the U.S. had seen "activity" at Shayrat airfield that "indicated active preparations for chemical weapons use." Haley told the subcommittee that it's "accurate" that the Trump administration identified signals of another possible chemical weapons attack, but she didn't provide specifics.

Source: Economic Times June 27, 2017 16:07 UTC