hello and welcome everyone. i m michael holmes in atlanta. appreciate your company. we begin with breaking news, and concerns about a possible widening of conflict in the middle east. the u.s. and uk have been striking houthi targets in yemen following a surge of attacks by the iran-backed rebels against commercial vessels in the red sea. have a look at these images that came in a short time ago, showing american fighter jets taking off from the uss eisenhower aircraft carrier. a senior u.s. military official says it is unclear what percentage of who the assets were destroyed inside yemen, but said the amount was significant. houthis say they retaliated. we are told u.s. and coalition forces hit more than 60 targets at 16 of the locations, and those targets included the militants radar systems along with storage and launch sites for ballistic myself, cruise missiles, and drones. i can show you where they are located. you can see there on the map, the u.s. has carried out s
breaking news this hour, the u.s. ant britain going after militants backed and funded by iran. not long ago, iran condemned the strikes calling them a violation of international law. and russia has requested an emergency meeting of the u.n. security council later today. the coalition strikes are a direct response to the worsening surge of attacks on ships in the red sea from houthi. many of the houthi launches have been intercepted by the u.s. led coalition that had been playing defense until now. american fighter jets have been taking off from the uss dwight d eisenhower aircraft carrier to carry out their mission. the u.s. president issued this statement. these targeted strikes are a clear message that the united states will not allow attacks on ore personnel or imperil freedom of navigation. i will not hesitate to take further measures to protect our people and the free flow of international commerce as necessary. we are also hearing from the pentagon. we reserve the rig
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militants radar systems along with storage and launch sites for ballistic myself, cruise missiles, and drones. i can show you where they are located. you can see there on the map, the u.s. has carried out strikes against iranian proxies in iraq and syria in recent months. this is the first known strike against the houthis inside yemen. a clear sign of the growing alarm over the threat to international shipping, in one of the world s most critical waterways. the u.s. president issuing a statement, quote, these targeted strikes are a clear message that the united states and our partners will not tolerate attacks on our personnel or allow hostile actors to imperil freedom of navigation in one of the world s most critical commercial routes. i will not hesitate to further direct measures to protect our people, and at the free flow of international commerce as necessary. u.s. officials say, the strikes targeted weapons used in houthi