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White House spokeswoman said Trump held Russia and Syria responsible for the chemical attack The White House said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump has not laid out timetable for action in response to a suspected chemical attack in Syria, despite his note on Twitter that missiles “will be coming” and Russia should “get ready.” White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said Trump had a number of options, not just military, that all options were still on the table and he was assessing how to respond. She said Trump held Russia and Syria responsible for the chemical attack and denied that his Twitter comments had created any problem.

Russia is violating the arms embargo and sanctions imposed on Iran by repairing some of Iran’s equipment Al Arabiya, 16 August 2017  - The German newspaper Die Velt revealed, quoting Western security sources, that Russia is violating the arms embargo and sanctions imposed on Iran by repairing some of Iran’s equipment, defense systems, heavy weapons by airlifting it into Syrian territory, and then to Russia by sea, in violation of resolution 2231 of the  United Nations  Security Council on Iran. The newspaper said in its edition of Sunday, August 13th, that the Western security sources confirmed that Iran carried out during the month of June, two trips to the Khmeimim air base west of Syria, which is taken by Russia as a base for the transfer of military equipment. According to the report, Iranian defense equipment and systems are being transported by truck from Khmeimim to the Syrian port of Tartous and then shipped to the Russian ship Sparta 3, arriving days la...