American President Donald Trump, who gathered his national security team late last night, has not yet made a decision on a possible military action in Syria that would be in retaliation for the attack in the city of Douma, where the Syrian authorities, as Western countries claim, used chemical weapons.
"A final decision has not been made yet," White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said, adding that Trump continues to consult with British Prime Minister Theresa May and French President Emmanuel Macron.
The British government confirmed last night that Trump and May agreed in a telephone conversation that the use of chemical weapons cannot go unanswered.
Macron has been tight-lipped about the date of a possible military operation, but claims there is evidence of Syrian government involvement in the Douma attack that killed more than 40 people.
Russia, an ally of the leadership of Syria, requested a session of the UN Security Council on the case today and added that the priority is to avoid a direct military conflict between the US and Russia in Syria.
The experts of the international Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) announced that tomorrow they will start an investigation at the site of the attack in Douma about the potential use of such weapons, and a meeting about it was scheduled for Monday at the organization's headquarters in The Hague.
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