Iran and Russia threaten to react to US ‘aggression’ in Syria as Boris Johnson tells Putin to pull Moscow’s forces out
Iran and Russia threaten ‘we will respond to any aggression’ by the US in Syria
President Trump ordered 59 Tomahawk missiles be fired at al-Shayrat air base
It followed a nerve agent attack on town of Khan Sheikhoun, blamed on Assad
Boris Johnson has cancelled a visit to Russia for talks with his counterpart
DailyMail.com
9 April 2017
Iran and Russia have threatened to hit back if the US follows up on its air strike in Syria last week, ramping up tensions in the Middle East.
It comes after Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson cancelled a trip to Moscow and prepared a new diplomatic offensive against Russia.
He is also set to urge the Russians to pull their forces out, something which would involve a major loss of face for President Putin.
Eighty-nine people, including 33 children, died on Tuesday after a nerve agent was used in an attack on the rebel-held town of Khan Sheikhoun in northern Syria.
The Assad regime has denied it was responsible and the Russians have claimed it was a ‘false flag’ incident carried out by jihadists who want to stir up tensions between Russia and the US.
President Trump infuriated Moscow when he authorised an airstrike on a Syrian air base on Friday, which killed at least six people.
British Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon said today it was the ‘right call’ for the Americans to bomb the air base as retribiution for a ‘barbaric, immoral and illegal’ act by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who he described as a Russian ‘proxy’.
But in a joint statement the Russian and Iranians said: ‘We will respond to any aggression’.
The Sun reported that a joint command centre in Syria said: ‘What America waged in an aggression
oever it is and America knows our ability to respond well.’
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