President Trump discussed his recent missile strike against Syria with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who expressed his support for the move, the White House announced on Sunday. The two leaders also dicussed threat posed by North Korea, just hours after a U. S…<\/b>
President Trump discussed his recent missile strike against Syria with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who expressed his support for the move, the White House announced on Sunday.
The two leaders also dicussed \u00ab\u00a0threat posed by North Korea, \u00a0\u00bb just hours after a U. S. Navy strike group sailed unexpectedly into waters near North Korea.
Trump and Abe \u00ab\u00a0agreed that [Syrian President] Bashar al-Assad’s use of chemical weapons against civilians, including women and children, was abhorrent and warranted a strong response from the international community, \u00a0\u00bb the White House noted.
The president ordered a targeted missile strike against a Syrian air base on Thursday after Assad attacked civilians with chemical weapons earlier in the week. The move has drawn bipartisan praise domestically and almost universal accolades internationally, but has ratcheted up tensions with Pyongyang and Moscow.
The White House has said that \u00ab\u00a0all options are on the table\u00a0\u00bb when it comes to dealing with North Korea. Trump and Abe vowed Sunday to continue working together to counter North Korea’s aggressive neighbor.<\/p>\n