Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said that his allies would respond if his country were subject to foreign military attack, pro-government Sham FM radio reported Sunday.

The radio said Assad made the remarks during a recent interview with the American CBS network, adding that Assad also denied any use of chemical weapons by the Syrian troops.

The Syrian administration is currently in the limelight as Washington is garnering support for its planned military action on Syria, which came after the Syrian rebels accused the government of nerve gas attacks in the countryside of Damascus in August.

Damascus strongly denied the accusation, saying they were meant to draw in military intervention in Syria.