rebels have been attacking commercial shipping on the red sea. on tuesday they launched their largest, most complex attack yet. the pentagon says f-1s from the carrier uss eisenhower along with guided missile destroyers from the u.s. and u.k. navies shot down 18 drones, two cruise missiles, and a ballistic missile. u.s. central command says this morning the houthis fired another antiship ballistic missile into a busy international shipping lane in the gulf of aden, the 28th attack since november 19th. the u.s. and allies have been weighing how to respond. secretary of state anthony blinken warned there will be consequences for the houthi s actions. yesterday chairman of the joint chiefs of staff general c.q. brown spoke with counterpart about houthi attacks. on land there have been at least 130 attacks by iran backed militias against u.s. forces in iraq and syria since october 17th. including 16 since the east coast of january 1st. that s when defense secretary