Haley warns Assad, Russia, Iran: ‘Don’t test us again’

US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Wednesday (Sep. 12) warned the Assad regime, along with its allies Russia and Iranian regime, not to use chemical weapons against the last opposition stronghold in Syria, suggesting the Trump administration will respond with military action if they do use such weapons.

Haley issued the warning on Fox News’ "Special Report," where she discussed a range of issues with host Bret Baier, including the possibility of the Assad regime using chemical weapons against the Syrian people in an offensive to retake Idlib province in northwestern Syria.

Responding to a report that Bashar al-Assad has approved a gas attack in the Idlib Province, the last remaining opposition stronghold in the country, Haley also issued a pointed warning to Iran and other key players in the Middle East.

"What we told, you know, the Syrians, the Russians and the Iranians was, well, twice -- we have warned you not to use chemical weapons; twice you have used it, and twice President Trump has acted," Haley said. "Don’t test us again. Because I think the odds are very much against them."

Responding to reports that former Secretary of State John Kerry may be telling foreign countries to wait out Trump’s administration, Haley again slammed the Obama administration’s previous deal with Iran.

UN officials believe an offensive on Idlib would trigger a wave of displacement that could uproot an estimated 800,000 people and discourage refugees from returning home. The US and France have warned that an Idlib offensive would give rise to a humanitarian crisis, and that a chemical attack in Idlib would prompt Western retaliation.