we re learning how this striker car out. i told you it was u.s. surface ships and submarines. it is the uss florida on the list of submarines capable of firing out tomahawk missiles as well. those are land attack missiles and that according to a u.s. official was used in this attack. what s noteworthy here the u.s. first rarely talks about where its subs are. anytime there s a statement about them it is a significant statement. and this is the subu.s. central command announced entered the red sea from the suez canal in early november. so we ve now learned this is submarine that s been there operating in red sea perhaps not all this time, but that was a part of this strike using the tomahawk missiles it s capable of launching as the u.s. carried out a strike along with the u.k. on more than a dozen or so targets in yemen. interesting now, too, we learn about the opoperations of a u.s. submarine as it relates to this very significant moment and this significant attack, erin.
commercial shipping in the red sea. western officials say the campaign involved british tornado fighters, jets and the u.s. tomahawk missiles. the airport hitting more than 60 houthi targets, missile and radar surveillance facilities. they launched 27 missile and drone attacks on red sea shipping lanes in re¢ months. more than 2,000 ships have been forced to reroute to avoid the vital water way. lloyd austin released a statement that read in part this action is intended to disrupt and degrade the houthi s capabilities to endanger mariners and threaten global trade. in one of the world s most critical waterways. it sends a clear message they will bear further costs. but, the houthis have heard that language before when they were put on notice by the u.s. and allies. but they didn t listen.
notable that they put a name on it. that s a guided missile submarine. those ships and submarine platforms firing tomahawk missiles, which are missiles that are fired on to targets on land. again, more than a dozen precision strikes carried out tonight. we do know that the uss eisenhower carrier strike group has been this the region serving as one of the main deterrences by the united states for the past few months. it is unclear tonight, abby, to what extent its assets were used. but it is a formidable group of ships. you can imagine certainly it had some kind of role. the point tonight that the u.s. and this coalition was trying to make was essentially to tell the houthis to knock it off, and to allow commercial shipping that is so vital to the world to continue. the houthis may not be getting that message. they have threatened a response.
pack more of a punch than you will on monday. things will be cold. i hear it s rather cold in iowa this time of year. i know it s winter. it is a cold reality of the campaign that is smacking candidates in the face literally, figuratively, we ll see. 84 hours to go before the first votes are cast in the 2024 republican primary. how life-threatening weather could impact turnout on caucus night. we have some breaking new information when it comes that that u.s.-led coalition strike in yemen. overnight fighter jets, tomahawk missiles hitting dozens of targets, retaliation for months of attacks against commercial ships in the red sea. this is, of course, raising wider fears now of a wider involvement in the region for the united states. 2024, what s happening in the middle east, what s happening on capitol hill. we ll discuss it with nancy pelosi live and also ask her about the blowback current house speaker mike johnson faces over the deal to keep the government open, this hour
the pentagon and british allies bombed more than 60 targets inside yemen overnight that they say were used by the rebels to plan and launch dozens of attacks against commercial shipping routes vital to the world economy. the u.s. says the strikes were self-defense, using more than 100 precision guided munitions, including tomahawk missiles launched from warships, submarines and fighter jets. thousands of houthi supporters are protesting in yemen. they threaten revenge. they vowed to continue attacks in the red sea until israel ends its war in gaza. the saudis are calling for restraint. they fear it could jeopardize the fragile truce with the houthis reached after ten years of a brutal civil war.