threatened, ratherthan shipping routes are being threatened, rather than taking it for compassionate reasons at the beginning of the attack on israel and the war in gaza, that to me is a sign of where our politicians are at. ., , ., ., , sign of where our politicians are at. ., , ., .,, ., sign of where our politicians are at. ., at. lots of dilemmas to unpick with our cuests at. lots of dilemmas to unpick with our guests this at. lots of dilemmas to unpick with our guests this morning. events that sometimes seem a million miles away have been brought close to home this week. the prime minister says the world is the most unstable it s been for decades after taking his first military action air strikes against the houthi rebel group backed by iran. it has been attacking ships travelling through the red sea risking trade, which risks higher prices for us all. on thursday night america and britain said enough. the houthis control most of yemen, a country that s been plagued by confl
and the uk for these strikes, what does that mean? i believe if the united states and the uk will continue their attack, yemeni forces will attack united states battleships and uk ships, maybe using hundreds of drones and missiles and cruise missiles. mr al bukhaiti, thank you so much forjoining us from sanaa this morning. the foreign secretary is with us, good to have you here for the first time. we havejust heard good to have you here for the first time. we have just heard there, good to have you here for the first time. we havejust heard there, far from stopping these attacks, the houthis are vowing retaliation, it is clear from speaking to that man there, they have got no intention of following your action with the cessation of what they are doing in the red sea, what has given you the impression that this would make any difference? ~ ., difference? well, i would turn the auestion difference? well, i would turn the question round difference? well, i would turn the question round
The naval war in the Red Sea continues to develop, with expectations growing that the U.S. will soon start bombing Yemen, while the Houthis continue to threaten shipping by attacking all ships passing through. The U.S. is building a coalition in the area to protect ships, but that coalition apparently does not involve any of the key Arab oil-producing states (except for the small island country of Bahrain), such as Saudi Arabia, which has recently made peace with Yemen after years of war with them. So the big question now is will Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Qatar, and other Gulf nations join this effort led by the U.S., or stay out in support of the Palestinian people? Military actions in the Red Sea seem inevitable now, based on the rhetoric coming from both sides. Iran has warned that the U.S. will face "extraordinary problems" if they start a war in the Red Sea. Former CIA analyst Larry C. Johnson appeared on Redacted yesterday to discuss what some of those "problems&q