But why the flare up now . All of these things are interconnected, and thats why its really dangerous right now. So the big question now is, could this Red Sea Conflict become the next war in The Middle East . First of all, lets start by looking at what has actually been happening In The Red Sea. In mid november, 2023, the houthis, an iranian backed rebel group in yemen, began targeting commercial shipping off their coast. So, who exactly are the houthis and what is it motivating them . The houthis, who are a so called rebel group in yemen, they hail from the north west of yemen. They have been very active in this area for about a decade. Its only now that were noticing because our global trade is being impacted. They hijacked this ship called the Galaxy Leader and they fired missiles and drones at others. Us and british warships went to their defence. The houthis vowed revenge. The world economy, every economy will suffer if ships keep coming under attack in this illegal and unaccepta
moscow says the plane was carrying ukrainian prisoners of war involved in a prison exchange. it has accused ukraine of deliberately ta rgetting the plane. ukraine says kyiv had not been advised, on this occasion, to ensure the safety of airspace where it happened. according to moscow, the military plane crashed about 44 miles north east of the russian city of belgorod. there are said to have been 7a people on board, including 65 ukrainian pows. our russia editor steve rosenberg has the latest from moscow. caught on mobile phone, the moment a russian military transport plane fell from the sky. woman speaks russian. good god, she cries, as the consequence of what has happened becomes clear. the wreckage was strewn across the fields of belgorod region. not only did russia accuse ukraine of shooting the plane down, it claimed that on board were dozens of ukrainian prisoners of war who were about to be exchanged. translation: on board the plane there were six crew members, - 65
that s why they re sending all these democrats in to run. it s crazy. it is not personal for me. i have no you know, people want me to hate trump or love trump. that s not what it is. i just tell it on policy. i m not going to talk about him personally. i don t care about that. i think politics is too personal, and i think that s why people are so frustrated right now. donald trump and nikki haley with different approaches about talking about the other. both are making their pitch to voters in new hampshire, while ron desantis has his sights on haley s home state. we ll have more from the campaign trail straight ahead. plus, the latest on the foreign aid package that republicans have tied to border security. we ll go through yesterday s meeting at the white house between president biden and speaker mike johnson. also ahead, another concerning escalation in the middle east as pakistan launches a retaliatory strike inside iran. good morning. welcome to morning joe.
where they spotted another they have been tracking first off the coast of new jersey now where that shark has been located. the race for president tonight on the republican side, south carolina republican senator tim scott making it official tonight. and what former president trump said about his new challenger right away. when he included about ron desantis. jonathan karl tonight. there is new reporting coming in at this hour of the war in ukraine, reports tonight of military sabotage inside russia. the russians against pollutant and what they are now doing. and it comes after they claim victory in bakhmut, what ukraine is saying about that tonight, here from inside ukraine, in the u.s. the alleged drunk driver 25 years old accused of killing a bride and injuring the groom just hours after their wedding. the report here on her phone calls from jail. reportedly asking her parents why me and i just can t believe this happened to me. we are tracking severe storms this hour