Leaders and countries across the world have expressed differing opinion to the United States' missile attack on Syrian Airfield.

The US had fired nearly 60 Tomahawk missiles at a military air field in Syria in retaliation to the nerve gas attack on civilians believed to have been orchestrated by Syria.

Reacting to the US attack, Saudi Arabia said it “fully supports” the strikes, adding that it was a “courageous decision” by President Donald Trump.

A responsible source at the foreign ministry expressed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s full support for the American military operations on military targets in Syria, which came as a response to the Syrian regime’s use of chemical weapons against innocent civilians,” a statement carried by state news agency SPA said.

The statement said it holds the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad responsible for the deaths of dozens of civilians in in Khan Sheikhoun.

Also lauding the attack, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday he supports the “strong and clear message” sent by the US strikes. The Israeli military said it had been informed in advance of the attack.

A statement from Netanyahu’s office said, “In both word and action, President (Donald) Trump sent a strong and clear message today that the use and spread of chemical weapons will not be tolerated.

 “Israel fully supports President Trump’s decision and hopes that this message of resolve in the face of the Assad regime’s horrific actions will resonate not only in Damascus, but in Tehran, Pyongyang and elsewhere.”

Britain said the US action was an appropriate response to the “barbaric chemical weapons attack” launched by the Syrian government, according to a spokesman for Prime Minister Theresa May.

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull also weighed in, saying that he supported the strike, calling it a “proportionate and calibrated response”.

On the contrary, Iran, an ally of Assad in the conflict, said it strongly condemned the missile strikes against the Shayrat air base.

ISNA news agency quoted Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi as saying, “Iran strongly condemns any such unilateral strikes … such measures will strengthen terrorists in Syria … and it will complicate the situation in Syria and the region.”

In a televised statement, he also called on Russia to play its part in bringing peace to Syria.

Meanwhile, Bolivia has requested the UN Security Council hold closed-door consultations on Friday about the missile strikes, a senior Security Council diplomat said.