US President Donald Trump issued warning on Wednesday to the Syrian regime, saying that the "world is watching" as the forces under Bashar al-Assad prepare its all-out military assault on the last rebel stronghold believed to be in Idlib. Meanwhile, Trump calls allegations of him ordering a hit on the Syrian leader as a pure product of imagination.
In his Twitter post on Monday, the POTUS said that Assad must tread carefully in his plans of attack on Idlib, a city which lies in the northwestern part of Syria. Trump added that Russia and Iran's meddling might result in a "grave humanitarian mistake" - a fault that could end up the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in Idlib.
Trump's warning to Iran came after the Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic, Mohammad Javad Zarif, paid Assad a surprise visit in Damascus just as Syria prepares its offensive measures on the said Syrian province, according to Al Jazeera.
Both Tehran and Moscow insisted that they are supporting Assad's campaign to clear out Idlib of the terrorist presence and bring it back under the authority of the current Syrian government.
Earlier on, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that Assad's planned assault on Idlib could further escalate the Syrian civil war, which has been going on for seven years already.
A report from Vox, however, emphasized Damascus' intention to put an end on the armed struggle and only through this so-called final offensive will it be achieved.
Military analysts are now speculating that Assad's military campaign might include the use of various measures such as airstrikes, aside from ground assault. However, there were rumors saying that the government might resort to using something more inhumane - chemical weapons.
The Trump administration, through the US State Department, is stern in its warning to Assad that America will not tolerate and would respond immediately should Damascus use chemical attacks.
Assassination Attempt
Meanwhile, Trump continues to deny the allegations that he ordered or even contemplated the idea of assassinating Al-Assad.
In a statement released by Trump, which was cited over at Israel National News, the American leader said it's all but "fiction."
Apparently, these accusations linking Trump to the reported assassination attempt were claimed by a renowned journalist, Bob Woodward, in his new book titled "Fear."
The new publication reportedly mentioned a plot orchestrated by the United States to claim the life of President Assad to which Trump said that it was never even discussed.
