"And a joint operations center in Damascus that includes Iran, Russia and Lebanon-based Hezbollah militants threatened reprisals. "If Syria carries out any further chemical attacks, "that is going to be clearly very damaging to US-Russian relations," Tillerson warned. "In no way do we see peace in that area with Russia covering up for Assad. In no way do we see peace in that area with Assad as the head of the Syrian government. "It's very difficult to understand how a political solution could result from the continuation from the Assad regime," McMaster said on "Fox News Sunday.

Source: Economic Times April 10, 2017 04:05 UTC