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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: Rex Tillerson Warns of U.S. Action in Syria Following Chemical Attack [Watch (HLS stream): Rex Tillerson Warns of U.S. Action in Syria Following Chemical Attack](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/5B7pQ6Qj.m3u8) (0:56)  _Published 2017-04-06. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says President Bashar Assad should no longer have a role in governing the Syrian people after this week's chemical attack and the U.S. is evaluating an appropriate response._ --- Jul 27, 2023 9:44 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [Rex Tillerson Says the U.S. Might Shutter Its Embassy in Cuba](/video/YKkZtRgz/) ### Rex Tillerson Says the U.S. Might Shutter Its Embassy in Cuba [Rex Tillerson Says the U.S. Will Soon Respond to Russia's Ouster of Diplomats](/video/BQtpCtXm/) ### Rex Tillerson Says the U.S. Will Soon Respond to Russia's Ouster of Diplomats [Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Issues Warning About Syria: 'We Cannot Let This Happen Again'](/video/X3Gz57v5/) ### Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Issues Warning About Syria: 'We Cannot Let This Happen Again' --- ## Transcript Well, obviously the events that have occurred in Syria with the chemical weapons attack here in the past day, have just, I think, horrified all of us and brought to the front pages and to our television screens as well, the tragedy that is part of the Syrian conflict There is no doubt in our minds, in the information we have supports, that Syria, the Syrian regime, under the leadership of President Mashallah Assad are responsible for this attack. And I think further, it is very important that the Russian government consider carefully Their continued support of the Assad regime. 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