the swarming strike that was using suicide drones and a variety of missiles against shipping. but it shows you the dangers of, the tit for tat exclamation in the americans trying to do tour the houthis in the red sea. trier? americans trying to do tour the houthis in the red sea. very careful talkin: houthis in the red sea. very careful talking about houthis in the red sea. very careful talking about that houthis in the red sea. very careful talking about that houthis in the red sea. very careful talking about that to houthis in the red sea. very careful talking about that to deter. - houthis in the red sea. very careful talking about that to deter. the i talking about that to deter. the white house has been very clear that these strikes have nothing to do with the war in gaza, but that s clearly not with the houthis are saying. clearly not with the houthis are sa inc. , clearly not with the houthis are sain. , saying. because what s happened here is since october
and is he still able to carry through his tasks as this operation goes on? through his tasks as this operation noeson? ~ , , ., ., goes on? absolutely. first of all, the secretary s goes on? absolutely. first of all, the secretary s in goes on? absolutely. first of all, the secretary s in good goes on? absolutely. first of all, | the secretary s in good conditions and good spirits. he was very actively engaged throughout this operation both overseeing and directing it. on tuesday, when the houthis conducted their complex attack in the red sea, the secretary conducted a meeting with the joint chief and central commander to monitor the attack. he subsequently has had two meetings with the president and also multiple daily calls with our national security adviser, with our chairman and with the central commander to look at response and ultimately execution options once the president gave the authorisation to conduct these strikes. yesterday, secretary austen was the one who gave the
regional deterrence. those capabilities provide us with additional assets to respond to a wide range of contingencies. what we re seeing near human in the red sea is the houthi rebels attempting to exploit the situation. ultimately, they re affecting over 50 nations that are sending commercial shipping through this waterway. we ll continue to work hard on that, but at the same time, we can t allow the houthis to continue these attacks, putting innocent mariners lives at risk. the houthis have said they want to see the war on gaza end, so should the us and its partners be putting pressure on israel to wind down its operation to make sure there isn t a larger conflict?
it was organised the houthis do not allow unauthorised protests but without question, millions in yemen and across the arab world are appalled by israel s conduct in the gaza war and regard the american and british air strikes as an escalation on israel s behalf. during the night, the americans launched their attack from a carrier battle group in the red sea. like britain, they had warned the houthis this was coming if they didn t stop hitting shipping. the air strikes were intended to show that western red lines won t turn pink under pressure, but if anything, the houthis will be even more determined to carry on. this houthi military spokesman said the americans and british were responsible for criminal aggression which would be answered with a tax on all hostile targets on land and sea. the raf released video of its jet taking off for yemen froms
breaking news from around the world, 24 breaking news from around the world, 2a hours a day. this is bbc news. no. iran does not want a war with us. indistinct question. i think they are. were the strikes.? yes. i don t think there s any civilian casualties, that s another reason why it s a success. uk prime minister rishi sunak was visiting ukraine today, announcing a new aid package to ukraine. he also commented on the uk s involvement in the strikes on yemen s houthis, stressing the strikes were in self defence. our aim is very clear. it s to de escalate tensions and to restore stability to the region. and that s why allies over the past few weeks have issued several calling on the houthis to desist. and that s why allies over the past few weeks have issued several statements of condemnation of what s happening,