have about 750 u.s. sailors on board roughly. that means already right now in the gulf of aden, the u.s. has about 3,000 u.s. sailors and marines already there, as that convoy of eight or nine iranian ships heads right for them. those 3,000 or so u.s. sailors and marines already in the gulf of aden, they are about to get a very large influx of friendly neighbors into this crowded neighborhood. and the egyptians already having their ships there, and the seven u.s. navy vessels already there, in addition to all of that, the navy has now decided to send as well, a guided missile cruiser called the uss normandy which has about 400 u.s. navy personnel on board, and also this little guy. the uss theodore roosevelt which is an aircraft carrier. that guy has approximately 6,000
coast of yemen there to block the iranian vessels from delivering arms to rebels inside yemen. iranian backed houthis is backed by the u.s. and saudi arabia. the commander of the iran navy said we don t let anyone give us warnings and threats. our senior correspondent nick paton walsh is monitoring the developments for us. reporter: john so much more at stake day by day in the waters around yemen and skies above it. the u.s. saying it will send aircraft carrier uss theodore roosevelt roosevelt and uss normandy. iran is suspected to have nine ships in the area who may be carrying weapons that may be bound for yemen.
impeded or even closed. that s a worst-case scenario. i don t think it s going to happen but i think it s something we need to be concerned about. in the statement, the pentagon said they re moving the uss theodore roosevelt aircraft carrier, guided missile cruiser, uss normandy ships you re familiar with vital shipping lanes, in the region to remain open and safe. the question would you support u.s. air power from that aircraft carrier to be used to help the saudis deal with these air strikes in yemen? i would, as i d have to have forward air controllers on the ground. and it would have to be a, an assessment there was no other option, because it is a very serious escalatory step as you know and as much as i love air power, air power alone is not the decisive factor in these, in a conflict. so you d have to say, if you re going to use u.s. air power,
country. i am not concerned about the statements emanating from iran. what we re focused on are the ongoing talks to resolve thetechnical details this of agreement. liars, trickery, that s not a concern to the administration. you cited some of the least offensive things that we ve heard from iran in the last few weeks. so the negotiations continue on the nuclear front. meantime the u.s. is actively engaged in trying to stop iran from supplying the houthi rebels in yemen. some u.s. warships, the uss theodore roosevelt and uss normandy are joining eight other ships in the region in this mission to stop iranian vessels that might be carrying weapons to the houthi rebels. so what about all of this together? let s bring in our panel senior editor at national review and laura ingraham columnist with
it had hundreds and hundreds of people say they saw things from their porches, from their boats, and that s why we put a lot of emphasis on the missile theory. my name is pat milton. i work for the associated press as a reporter and he was sent out to the crash site about an hour and a half after it occurred. and i ended up covering the crash day by day for four years. there were hundreds of eyewitnesses along the coast of long island who swore they saw something in the air that night. some characterize it as fireworks. others said maybe that it was a missile going toward the plane. one of the elements that did arise was that, was it a friendly fire action? we had learned that the u.s. navy had a ship that was in the area, the uss normandy.