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starts now. good evening. we re following breaking ne. the u.s. and british military have launched strikes against targets in houthi controlled yemen, according to two u.s. officials. this comes after the iranian-backed militant group has launched a series of attacks on commercial ships in the red ahich has stoked fears of a wider conflict in the region already reeling from the israel/hamas war. we have a lot to get to. this is obviously a huge development in the region. you re looking at a map right there. the challenge has been that the houthi attacks have caused ships that would normally go through the suez canal to have to go around the horn of africa, meaning it takes a lot longer to get there. there have been some limited military strikes that have killed some houthis that were involved in this blockade. the houthis launched this blockade in protest to the killing of palestinians in gaza. so that is just the setup, the background to what s going on. the houthis ....

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The houthis are an iranian-backed group. they were involved in a civil war in yemen. we re going to go to gabe gutierrez with more. gabe, what do you know? reporter: hi there, joy. as you may have mentioned, two u.s. officials confirm to nbc news that the strikes are under way, targeting houthi rebels inside yemen. what we understand from those officials is that the strikes have targeted multiple locations with fighter jets and tomahawks fired from navy ships. now, this comes, joy, this is a significant escalation because for the past several weeks, national security officials here at the white house had been repeatedly warning the houthis to essentially knock it off and to stop attacking commercial ships in the red sea. now, today, the iranian navy sees an oil tanker off the coast of oman, really raising the stakes here, and secretary of state antony blinken was asked about the escalating tensions ....

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