of more retaliation. our correspondent graham satchell has more. before and after satellite images show the impact of the american and british bombing raids. the american say airfields and weapons storage depots were destroyed. the raf didn t take part in the attack overnight, but both the british and american say the raids are vital to keep shipping routes openin vital to keep shipping routes open in the red sea. houthi militia have been targeting container ships of the yemeni coast for weeks. sometimes, like this, they have bordered vessels. in other attacks, they used drones and missiles. they say they are disrupting this key shipping route to show their support for palestinians in gaza. yemen sits at a key strategic position in the middle east, especially for global shipping. the normal route from the far east goes around the coast of yemen, through the red sea and the suez canal. it has been significantly disrupted. most vessels are now taking the longer route around s
that line was crossed, and i responded. that seems to me just as likely an explanation as to why he this attack, and that he was willing to co nfro nt this attack, and that he was willing to confront the russians. point taken, barbara. thank you very much indeed. you were an intelligence operative for many years. you know the region well. what do you make of this news? i think it is good for the middle east and good for syrians and bad for iran and bad for bashar al assad. it gives people hope. what imean by al assad. it gives people hope. what i mean by that is that these are precision strikes on bashar al assad was matt air force, chemical munitions, and other places. it did not put american pilots into danger and did not hit civilians. it is a message not to use the air force of bashar al assad to hit civilians. what does it mean for russia when asked about the possibility of strikes, there ambassador said considered the negative implications. i think they got plenty of no
was a political and military point to be made with the strike. well, in terms of domestic politics i think president trump clearly showed on he wa nted president trump clearly showed on he wanted to show that if the assad regime crossed the red line of using chemical weapons than the trump administration would respond in a way that the obama administration did not respond. we have president trump speaking now. let s go to that. innocent civilians. using a deadly nerve agent, assad choked out the lives of many women and children. it was a slow and brutal death for so many. even beautiful babies were cruelly murdered in this very barbaric attack. no child of god should ever suffer such horror. tonight i ordered a targeted military strike on the airfield in syria from where the chemical attack was launched. it is in this vital national security interest of the united states to prevent and deter the spread and use of deadly chemical weapons. the cabbie noticed but that syria used
Strategic position in the middle east, especially for global shipping. the normal route from the far east goes around the coast of yemen, through the red sea and the suez canal. it has been significantly disrupted. most vessels are now taking the longer route around southern africa. it means delay and extra cost to global commerce. a huge rally in the yemeni capital, sanaa. protesters burned the american and israeli flags. millions in yemen and across the arab world are appalled by israel s conduct of the war in gaza, and they see the war in gaza, and they see the current airstrikes by the west as an escalation. a houthi military spokesman said british and american military aggression would not go unanswered or unpunished. the americans maintain airstrikes are a proportionate response, and they are talking down a