UNITED STATES

"A perfectly executed strike last night. Thank you to France and the United Kingdom for their wisdom and the power of their fine Military," US President Donald Trump tweeted. "Could not have had a better result. Mission Accomplished!”

SYRIA

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad told a group of Russian lawmakers yesterday that Western missile strikes on his country were an act of aggression. "Yesterday we saw American aggression. And we were able to repel it with Soviet missiles from the 70s," Russian lawmaker Dmitry Sablin quoted Assad as saying, TASS reported.

IRAN

Iran's Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, branded US President Trump, France's Emmanuel Macron and Britain's Theresa May "criminals".

RUSSIA 

"Russia severely condemns the attack on Syria where Russian military are helping the lawful government in the fight with terrorism," the Kremlin said in a statement. 

ISRAEL

"A year ago I gave Israel's total support for (US) President Donald Trump's decision to mobilise against the use of chemical weapons," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, referring to American strikes against the Syrian regime in April 2017. "Israel's support remains unchanged," he added.

NATO

Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in a statement backed the strikes, saying they "will reduce the regime's ability to further attack the people of Syria with chemical weapons".

UNITED NATIONS

"I urge all member states to show restraint in these dangerous circumstances and to avoid any acts that could escalate the situation and worsen the suffering of the Syrian people," said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in a statement.

CHINA

China said it was "opposed to the use of force" in international relations. It called for a political solution and a "return to the framework of international law".

EUROPE

European Council President Donald Tusk said on Twitter that the European Union supported the strikes and "will stand with our allies on the side of justice". German chancellor Angela Merkel called the strikes a "necessary and appropriate military intervention".

SAUDI ARABIA

"Saudi Arabia fully supports the strikes launched by the United States, France and Britain against Syria because they represent a response to the regime's crimes," a foreign ministry statement said.