Guterres is angered at reports of chemical weapons use in Syria again. Haley: Russia used 12 "Vetoes" to protect Assad regime. London: The United States on Friday blamed the Syrian government for a deadly chemical weapons attack this month and slammed Russia for failing to stop its ally, Syrian President Bashar Assad. "We have a very high confidence that Syria was responsible and, once again, Russia’s failure to stop them and their continued -lack of action- on this front has been part of the problem," White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said. US intelligence shows a Russian claim that the attack was faked was false, Sanders said. “Our intelligence tells us otherwise. I can’t go beyond that,” she told reporters. The US State Department said the United States has proof at “a very high level of confidence” that the Syrian government carried out the attack but is still working to identify the mix of chemicals used. The UN Security Council held an emergency session on Syria at Russia’s request on Friday. Earlier, The Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres said at the session that the worsening situation in the Middle East is threatening international peace and security. Guterres also said that Syrians have suffered from random attacks, displacement, torture and relentless bombing for over seven years and that the world is watching. He continued by saying that international law has been systematically violated in Syria and that he feels angry at reports of chemical weapons use in the country. Meanwhile, Russia’s ambassador to the UN Vassily Nebenzia said that US threats to use force in Syria is in violation of international law. He added that Washington seems determined to take military action in Syria and this is dangerous. He went on to say that the alleged chemical attack in Douma is just an American pretext and he blamed the Syrian opposition, not the Assad regime, for it. US Ambassador Nikki Haley said the use of chemical weapons in Syria threatens world peace and that Russia is responsible. She also said that no country should use chemical weapons and go unpunished. Haley also said that Russia used its veto power to protect the Assad regime and prevented the punishment of those who use chemical weapons in Syria. The Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations Francois Delattre said that the Assad regime is using chemical weapons to attack its opponents in a pre-determined way. Ambassadors were skeptical about the inspectors fact finding mission due to head to Douma on Saturday. Representatives of France and UK, in addition to the US, criticised Moscow for refusing any inspection findings that blame Assad for atrocities committed against Syrian people. Lebanon’s Hizbollah militia leader Hassan Nasrallah defended Assad’s regime and the allegation that his troops used chlorine and nerve agent against civilians in Ghouta. “Why would the victors use chemical weapons against rebels in Ghouta,” Nasrallah told his supporters in a speech in Beirut. He also warned Israel that Iran will chose the time to respond to attacks on its troops after the Israeli raid on the T4 military airfield in Syria, which is used by the Iranians.