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According to a statement from Washington, the SSRC produced the chemical weapons and the means used to deliver them in the attack.
"We intend to hold the Assad regime accountable for its unacceptable behavior," Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said at the White House.
In the aftermath of the attack, the Pentagon launched a one-off attack on a Syrian government airbase as a warning to President Bashar al-Assad's regime.
Mnuchin explained that the sanctions would affect businesses around the world, saying they will "have enormous impact with all of our partners around the world who also work with us on...these issues".