US, British and French forces pounded Syria with air strikes early on Saturday in response to a poison gas attack that killed dozens of people last week, in the biggest intervention by Western powers against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

US President Donald Trump announced the military action from the White House. As he spoke, explosions rocked Damascus.

British Prime Minister Theresa May and French President Emmanuel Macron said their forces had joined in the attack.

In this episode of Jahan Nama, host Massoud Malik discusses the topic with the international affairs analysts Shakoor Salangi, Nematullah Akhgar, Abdul Latif Arash and Mohammad Jawad Rahimi from the US.