national command authority in washington, d.c. and there would have to be specific rules of engagements in order to have any type of engagement with the iranian navy. it's happened before in the past during certain operations, i think that's fresh in the history of the iranian regime the irgc has been there since the creation of revolutionary iran. they're in command of their defense establishment inside iran so they understand the history and the legacy of the united states navy and the iranian navy on the high seas and that should be a consideration. i do think though that this is just going to be surveillance operation right now, watching what is happening with the iranian convoy there. as you mentioned we have quite a few navy ships there, some coastal patrol craft as well. there's a lot going on ysd -- inside yemen now, especially the