
Iran Focus
London, 11 Apr – The international community is understandably concerned about the chemical weapons attack in Douma by Syria, which left over 40 dead and thousands injured.
This violent attack on civilians – mainly women and children – by the Syria and its allies in Iran, was followed the next day by a missile strike on a Syrian airbase that killed 14, including a number of Iranian fighters.
It is unclear who launched the attack, but some people have blamed Israel, potentially backed by the US, which led to Russian President Vladimir Putin warning of ‘grave consequences’ if the US attacks the Syrian government forces and stationing Russian troops near the Homs airfield. This comes only shortly after Donald Trump promised a ‘forceful’ Western military response to the chemical weapons attack in Douma.


