blatant terror attacks. if we remain ideally in the face of the global security threat that is iran, and the houthis are just the beginning of a direct future we will be ushering in. a future in which terror organisations and terror regimes murder, maim and terrorise with impunity. and this will inspire terrorists around the globe. let s act now. shortly after the meeting our north america correspondent will vernon sent this update. the un security council holding a meeting today to discuss the situation in the red sea. and while there were no resolutions or votes taken, i think it s still a sign of the increasing alarm globally at the risk to trade in one of the world s most important shipping routes and one of the us representatives to the un, chris liu, said at that meeting that the situation requires a global response and is at an inflection point. but not everyone, of