"Syria condemns in the strongest terms the cowardly American aggression in the Deir ez-Zor region near the Syrian-Iraqi border, it contradicts international law and the Charter of the United Nations," SANA quoted the Foreign Ministry as saying.

The ministry added that such actions will lead to consequences and aggravate the situation in the region.

Earlier, the Pentagon confirmed that on the night of February 26, it struck the pro-Iranian militia in Syria by order of US President Joseph Biden.

According to US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, the United States launched a strike in Syria, relying on intelligence from the Iraqi side, and is confident in its accuracy.

As Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted, the United States warned the Russian military about an impending strike in Syria four or five minutes before it was delivered.