Now to the Middle East where the u. S. Has carried out additional strikes on houthi targets in yemen, coming a day after the u. S. And uk launched a coordinated Multination Attack on nearly 30 houthi sites. The u. S. And its allies are attempting to stop the iranianbacked Rebel Group from messing with the international shipping in the red sea. Joining me is mark hertling. Great to see you, as always. Your thoughts on why we saw those additional strikes after the initial round. Yeah. Well, jim, what we talked about the other night, the strikes mounted by the u. S. And the uk along with other partners were designed to counter the houthi antishipping campaign. The attacks countered the houthis ability, you talked to Others Today that there were 100