. hey, everyone. it s 4:00 in washington, d.c. i m in for nicolle wallace. a close eye on a volatile situation in the middle east u.s. forces across the region bracing for possible retaliation after airstrikes against iranian-backed houthi militants in yemen. on thursday streaking dozens of targets, more than 60. at 16 different locations across yemen according to the u.s. favors. houthis say at least five were killed in the strikes. the attacks are a response by the u.s. and its allies what has become a slow slimmering crisis and drawn the administration s attention in the last few months. after october 7th with the attacks in israel, ships have gone to the red sea sites of one of the most crucial shipping lanes in the world. hijacking a ship operated by a japanese company. houthis say they re actions are in support of hamas and the ongoing conflict in gaza and say they ll continue their attacks until israel ends its campaign. moments ago president biden answering question
about iran because it s a group that is backed financially and militarily by iran. reporter: look, there s a legitimate fear this dally diet of drone strikes by militias backed by iran, assassinations of the militia heads and maritime assaults by the houthis are all the ingredients needed to make this region come bust into a major and all that happens in the middle east. they have the ability to raise and lower the temperature at will and right now, they are cranking up the pressure through their proxies. and that s because they don t want a direct fight with the united states. they are no military match for the united states. they will either the losses and that, dwis lodge the regime or
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