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whoever was responsible, they have heightened tensions in a region that is already a tinderbox. caroline hawley, bbc news. britain and the united states and ten other countries have warned houthi rebels in yemen to stop attacking commercial shipping in the red sea. the un security council has met to discuss the crisis, which is disrupting international trade. james landale is with me. james, is there now a threat of this situation escalating? concern is certainly growing, clive, because since november, these houthi rebels, the iranian backed fighters in yemen, have attacked commercial ships in the red sea no fewer than 20 times. they have used drones, missiles, fast boats, even helicopters on occasion. they claim, often falsely, that the shipping is somehow linked to israel. there have been international warnings not to do this. us and uk warships have shut down some of the missiles. a naval alliance has been formed to try and protect some of the shipping, but largely to no avail. the

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