us military these strikes are in direct response to unprecedented houthi attacks against international maritime vessels in the red sea, including the use of anti ship ballistic missiles for the first time in history. in the last few hours, uk prime minister rishi sunak also released a statement, saying: we urge them to cease their attacks and take steps to de escalate. the houthi s leadership has already responded, warning that the us and uk will pay a heavy price for this blatant aggression . joinine me now is barbara starr, long time pentagon correspondent here in washington, previously for cnn2. always good to have you on. tell us more about what we know about these targets. why are these? ~ . , ., about these targets. why are these? ~ ., , ., ., these? well, what you are talkin: these? well, what you are talking about these? well, what you are talking about our - these? well, what you are talking about our targets l these? well, what you are i talking about our tar
it was a version of this i sat down to reread my book because i was coming back for the paperback book tour from england and the guy next to me goes. he looks at the book and he says, i read that book. and i said, oh. and before i could stop him, he says, cynical both laugh we spent. it was a seven hour flight. seven hours, and he s playing 20 questions, trying to figure out who i was, and he was getting closer and closer and closer. and it was just horrendous! did you manage to make the whole flight? by the time you landed, he didn t figure it out? no, he hadn t figured it out. shall we go on in? i mean, i used to live in washington, so. i know. it s lovely. this is my favourite book shop in dc. well, i can see why. so, this is interesting because your books were all over the store. you got to just make sure people don t miss that one. it is the author s instinct, isn t it? it is. actually, it s. .. but it s put in the right position. put it over someone else s. yes.
I m sumi somaskanda a multilateral coalition led by the us and uk launched strikes on houthi targets in yemen. us central command says the strikes targeted radar systems, air defence systems, and storage and launch sites for one way attack unmanned aerial systems, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles. the us says it is in retaliation to the group s attacks on commercial vessels in the red sea. the houthis are an iran backed rebel group that control a large part of yemen. dozens of strikes have been reported on houthi positions, including in the capital sanaa and on hodeidah, the houthi red sea port stronghold. houthi positions in saada and dhamar have also been hit. both the us and uk have released statements confirming the strikes. president biden said in a statement: today, at my direction,
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