"It's too bad that the world puts us in a position like that," said Trump, as Defense Secretary James Mattis headed to the West Wing to present options for a retaliatory strike. "We're having a number of meetings today, we'll see what happens, we're obviously looking at that very closely," he told lawmakers and governors in the Cabinet Room. "The immediate priority is to avert the danger of war," said Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia following closed-door Security Council talks.Asked if he was referring to war between the US and Russia, he said: "We cannot exclude any possibilities unfortunately. "Trump has slammed Russia for its partnership with "Gas Killing Animal" Assad, spurring concerns that a US strike could lead to a conflagration with Russia, which has major military facilities at Tartus and Khmeimim and works cheek-by-jowl with Syria forces that could be targeted.US officials have refused to rule out direct military engagement with Russia, with the White House saying "all options are on the table. "In London, British Prime Minister Theresa May held an emergency cabinet meeting to discuss support for US action against the Syrian regime.But across Western capitals opposition to military action also grew.

Source: Egypt Today April 12, 2018 18:22 UTC