america s newsroom. i m dana perino. bill: the pressure has been building on the biden administration to respond to one of tehran s many proxies in the middle east, houthis are just one of them. since mid november the houthis have been attacking ships in the red sea with impunity until now. the underlying question will iran, which backs the houthis, get this message? it s a bit ironic coming from a houthi spokesperson giving they are using the words brutal aggression after we ve seen 20 attacks from houthis against international commercial ships, u.s. vessels and others in an area like the red sea that sees 15% of the world s commerce roll through it. last night what you saw was the united states in a coalition take action against the houthis that have launched repeated strikes against the international flow of commerce that we see on a daily basis. dana: team coverage, former centcom spokesman on the military challenges and mike tobin on how all this is impacting oil
centcom spokesman on the military challenges and mike tobin on how all this is impacting oil prices at home. first senior foreign affairs correspondent greg palkot. the u.s. and its allies, including the u.k., hitting back against iran-backed houthi rebels wreaking havoc on global shipping. war planes off the eisenhower and missiles fired from ships and submarine what president biden called a direct response to unprecedented houthi attacks against international maritime vessels. 100 munitions fired at those 60 targets in 16 locations, launch, production supply sides or drones and missiles along the mainland and coastline near the red sea. houthi officials vowed retaliation saying the strikes would not go unpunished. the claim five killed and six