the usn edge navies repelled what they say was the biggest houthi attack on the red sea. you, uk defence secretary says he has no doubt iran is heavily behind the attacks and says actions will come if they do not stop. several major shipping companies have started taking major detours to avoid the red sea which could lead to supply chain problem. it comes as us secretary of state antony blinken starts to wrap up his trip through the middle east, as there were concerns about the conflict spreading through the conflict spreading through the region. for more on this, here is our correspondent in beirut. antony blinken continues with his visit to the middle east someone of his messages this violence needs to be contained to prevent a wider regional conflict. and he had a warning to houthi rebels in yemen who have been attacking shipping vessels in the red sea. he said there will be consequences if those attacks
that iran was the eyes and ears of the houthis by providing intelligence and information that has allowed the houthis to carry out those attacks. we heard that last week there was this statement from more than a dozen countries including the us and the uk saying that the houthis would suffer the consequences from those attacks. so i think today they were very strong words from the americans and also from the uk defence secretary essentially indicating that there could be military operations targeting houthi positions in yemen if those attacks don t stop. we targeting houthi positions in yemen if those attacks don t stop.- if those attacks don t stop. we only not a if those attacks don t stop. we only got a minute if those attacks don t stop. we only got a minute left, if those attacks don t stop. we only got a minute left, give if those attacks don t stop. we only got a minute left, give me - if those attacks don t stop. we only got a minute left, give me the - got a minute left,