about it. it s great to see you. our best to your wife. bill: the best to your wife. the pride of oklahoma. dana: fox news alert. alarming chaos at home and growing dangers around the world all of president biden s problems piling up with tensions in the middle east hinging on his response to iran and the stakes are high as we wait to hear from defense secretary lloyd austin following the deaths of three american service members killed in a drone attack on a u.s. base in jordan. welcome to a new hour of america s newsroom, i m dana perino. bill: good guy right there. dana: wonderful young man. the pride of oklahoma. bill: boom. i m bill hemmer, good morning. breaking a few moments ago a u.s. official confirming news that the drone that killed the three american soldiers and wounded more than 40 others was manufactured by iran. as we wait to hear from the pentagon the number of attacks on u.s. forces keeps climbing. president biden put a focus on the growing terror
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good afternoon, it is saturday, february the 3rd. i am ali velshi. we continue to follow the situation in the middle east where the israel and gaza war continues its steady creep outward, threatening to explode into a widespread regional conflict or worse at any moment. within the last hour, u.s. central command announced a round of strikes, targeting six houthi anti ship cruise missiles preparing to launch among ships in the red sea. this is the latest in the series of strikes that the united states has conducted against the houthi forces who have been targeting vessels, commercial and military, that are sailing among the red sea toward or from the to the crossing in egypt. it is related, but separate from the campaign against iranian-backed proxy forces which are operating in the region, and there are iranian antlers operating alongside them. that started on friday. the biden says that friday strikes against these groups on u.s. troops in the region since the october 7t
cbs evening news starts now. major garrett in for norah, who as you saw is on assignment. tonight, we are surveying the deteriorating situation in the middle east, from the red sea to gaza to iran. this as the bodies of three soldiers killed in jordan to the united states. way back- first, israeli special forces disguised as medical workers and civilians storm a hospital in the west bank and kill three suspected militants. and negotiations continue for a cease-fire in the israel-hamas war, and the release of the remaining hostages being held by hamas in gaza. plus, cbs news is over the red sea, with the u.s. navy as it protects american interests in the region, including from attacks by iranian-backed houthi militia. norah is on board a surveillance plane with the commander of u.s. fifth fleet command as they gather intelligence. but we begin tonight with president biden saying he has decided on the u.s. response to the drone attack that killed three u.s. service member
centers, weapons storage sites, and supply chain facilities. sites two u.s. officials tell nbc news are directly linked to the drone attack in jordan. this will also not be a one-day affair. the u.s. says the response will be phased in a campaign that could last for weeks. quote, this is the start of these actions. they will unfold at times and places of our choosing, said secretary of defense austin in a statement. the question now is not only, how does iran respond, but how do our allies react? the president and his administration have said they don t want a war with iran and they adopt want to be dragged into a broader middle east conflict. iran was already angry about last week with a spokesperson for the iraqi prime minister calling it a violation of sovereignty that undermines years of cooperation. what do the iraqis say now? and why does the u.s. still have such a large presence there in the first place? we should also note the timing. these strikes were launched les