it feels like the united states is getting drawn into a conflict that is going to be very difficult to declare victory over. the houthis have withstood ten years of saudi air strikes, bombardment, war, and what they re doing is launching cheap drones that are causing all this damage. is there a possibility that these american and british strikes will work? probably 10% out of 100. i think the big question, fareed, is that the biden administration is getting sucked into the shifting sands of the middle east with really eyes wide open. and we have been there before. but let s unpack biden s position for a minute. from day one after hamas bloody attack on israel on the 7th of october, the key objective of the biden administration has been to prevent the escalation,
they have made it clear that the only target are israeli linked ships or ships that is heading towards israeli ports, and they have said even though the attack from the uk and as well from the united states, they will not stop because they are at war with israel because at the beginning, before even targeting any ships, they have declared war against israel and have launched ballistic missiles and drones against israel. it is very clear, though, the houthi rebels have been targeting ships that have nothing to do with israel, breaking international law, endangering innocent crew on these ships who ve got nothing to do with this conflict whatsoever. what is the international law on what is going on in gaza, the genocide, the killing, the mass bombing, that is why here in yemen they believe that those rules actually they are set to oppress countries like yemen and like palestine. the houthis have said there will be retaliation against the us
which is a country that supports the houthis. he didn t give details about what was sent or what was said to the iranians, but again, the houthis have threatened to retaliate following those strikes. let s get some of the day s other news now. a landslide at an illegal gold mine in northern tanzania has killed more than 20 people. a district commissioner said the accident happened on saturday in the simiyu region after a group of people started mining in an area where activity had been restricted due to heavy rains. 22 bodies has been recovered so far. five people have died after a boat carrying migrants got into trouble while attempting to launch from a beach south of calais, according to reports in france. the incident happened near wimereux in the early hours of sunday morning. local newspaper said 72 people, including 10 children, were rescued and taken to calais while one person was taken to hospital.
attacks are likely to continue. and i think a sign of that is that the us navy has warned american flagged vessels to stay away from coastal areas of yemen. and i think experts say that these strikes that have been carried out by the americans are unlikely to stop those attacks that have been carried out by the houthis. the houthis have been saying that these attacks are going to continue unless there is a ceasefire in gaza, so the situation is likely to remain tense in the red sea. yesterday, president biden said that a private message was delivered to iran, which is a country that supports the houthis. he didn t give details about what was, you know, said or sent to the iranians. but again, the houthis have threatened to retaliate following those strikes.
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 back, the houthis and their attacks on shipping, i am sure, is a major part of that message. but again, it needed to convey clarity, conviction and urgency to the iranians, and also recognise that the iranians are not interested so far they have been very clear in engaging in a direct fashion in conflict with the united states. we know that there has been a further us strike overnight. houthis have promised to retaliate. do you think that these strikes from the united states, from the uk do you think that they are achieving their purpose when we hear that response?