The attack against a Syrian air base was the first US assault against the government of President Bashar Assad. But a spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that the strikes dealt "a significant blow" to relations between Moscow and Washington. In Florida with the president, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said additional economic sanctions on Syria were being prepared. Advisers said he was outraged by heartbreaking images of young children who were among the dozens killed in the chemical attack. White House officials caution that Trump is not preparing to plunge the US deeper into Syria.

Source: Bangkok Post April 08, 2017 14:26 UTC