US President Donald Trump said on Monday (April 24) the United Nations Security Council failed to act in response to a recent Assad chemical weapons attack, which he called a "great disappointment."
Speaking to reporters ahead of a lunch with ambassadors from countries on the UN council, Trump also said the Security Council must be prepared to impose new sanctions on North Korea amid escalating tensions over its missile and nuclear programs.
"The status quo in North Korea is also unacceptable and the council must be prepared to impose additional and stronger sanctions on North Korean nuclear and ballistic missile programs," Trump said.
Trump authorized on (April 7) an operation in retaliation for an Assad chemical attack that killed scores of Syrians. The action ordered by Trump was designed to punish Bashar Assad and damage the Assad air force, which carried out the attack on the city of Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib.
The US Navy destroyer launched more than 59 Tomahawk missiles on Assad Shayrat airbase in Homs northern countryside.
