Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks during a joint news conference with Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Erlan Abdyldaev following their meeting in Moscow, Russia April 4, 2017. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukh

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Monday that the missile strike on Syria carried out by the United States was a aggressive act against a sovereign state and violated international law.

The statement was released after a phone call between Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif.