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Lad a gener had a general understanding under the chemical weapons convention that chemical weapons were illegal, that their use was banned. we have in recent times seen chemical weapons been used and i think it is right that the international community has said we will not accept this and given a clear message that we want to re-establish that international norm that chemical weapons are banned and should not be used. >> if chemical weapons are indeed used again in syria, will the united kingdom take part in more targeted strikes and if it is in the coming weeks parliament will no longer be i...

Both iran and russia, two countries aggressive goals in the region to say the least, now brazenly criticizing the west for -- let's go to theresa may. she is walking to the podium now. >> last night british, french and american armed forces conducted coordinated and targeted strikes to degrade the syrian regime's chemical weapons capability and deter their use. for uk's part, four rf tornado gr-4s launched storm shadow missiles at a military facility some 15 miles west of homs where the regime is assessed to keep chemical weapons in bleach s s syria's obligations under the chemical weapons con...

Of channels to ensure that we can give this very clear message when the use of chemical weapons. that is what this action has been about and that what we will continue to press on in a whole variety of ways. >> thank you prime minister. because of this continuing and heightening tension between the west and russia, some people started to call this situation new cold war. and what would you do, what could you do in order not to let this military activity lead to new cold war? >> as i say, this has been focus, this action has been focused on the activities of the syrian regime. obviouslyceseayri...

Little usagent used on the streets. and we have seen the syrian regime continuing to use chemical weapons despite the fact that after august 2013 they said that they were dismantle willing their chemical weapons and russia guaranteed that that was taking place. that commitment has not been met. so for the alleviation of humanitarian suffering in syria, but also if we look that the more widely, i think it is in all our interests that we restore that international norm on the prohibition of the use of chemical weapons. >> how much did yyou agonize about this decision, did it keep you awake at ni...

Gic given success of that regime. but the greater question here, is this a situation where it will even make a difference, jacob? >> well, you raise a good point which is that a relatively small proportion of the casualties in the syrian conflict over the last seven years have been from chemical weapons. the vast majority of casualties are caused by air strikes, artillery fire, sieges, are starvation. chemical weapons are low downs list. there is a long standing international thunderstorm against the use, especially against the use of civilian targets. and there is a very valid purpose in defe...