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a warm welcome to you, ambassador. great to have you backin ambassador. great to have you back in the programme. president biden has sent a private message to iran regarding the houthi movement in yemen, which iran backs. what kind of message do you expect them to deliver? well, i think there expect them to deliver? well, i think there are expect them to deliver? well, i think there are two expect them to deliver? well, i think there are two important l think there are two important things about the message. the first, of course, is that it convey urgency, that it convey conviction, and that it convey clarity. and then in that message, it would be that we do not want war, the united states does not want to escalate or expand this war, but the united states is prepared to protect its own. it is prepared to continue to protect freedom of navigation. so asking the iranians to contain, to pull
you can see by the protests that have been carried out around the states, and frankly around the world, today, and these protests and these voices will continue. we have had some americans start a political action group saying they won t vote for president biden. and these are important groups among american citizens who were very key to his success in the last election, though it s a difficult balancing act for the president. gina abercrombie winstanley, former diplomat and middle east policy council president, as always, great to get your take. thank you so much, ambassador. now, john kerry, the former us senator and secretary of state, is stepping down from his role as us special climate envoy.
and extra costs. the houthis accuse the us and its allies of an escalation on israel s behalf. they say the attacks have had no significant impact on its forces and threaten with what they describe as a very harsh and painful response. so far, their reaction has been muted. they fired a missile yesterday which didn t hit its target. also yesterday, a huge protest against the strikes was held in sanaa. the americans say they don t want a major confrontation but are warning the houthis they are ready to respond. hugo bachega, bbc news, beirut. live now to gina abercrombie winstanley, former us ambassador and middle east policy council president.