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in favor. four abstaining including russia an china. it showed there was widespread support for the condemnation. and that also would have likely given u.s. officials some sense of legitimacy. that this is something that they could carry out. it wasn't just the u.s. and the u.k., carrying this out as well. there was support from australia, bahrain, canada and the netherlands and the operation they have ongoing in the red sea to protect commercial vessels has many more countries signed into it. >> thanks so much. the houthi deputy foreign minister is warning the u.s. and the u.k. to prepare for severe repercussions. the militant group has launched retaliatory attacks. cnn's nick robertson has more. >> reporter: so those targets in the town and the southwest,
now as they have said overnight, at the middle east, they didn't target some 60 targets. they said they are trying to degrade the ability of these rebels to be able to target commercial vessels in the red sea, and also to try and target u.s. and uk assets that are patrolling the red sea at this point. now we have heard from the houthi side, as, well they have said there will be repercussions. we heard on thursday, the leader see if these u.s. attacks took place, then there would be repercussions. a spokesperson since the attack is happening saying, they were wrong if they thought they would eat her image from supporting palestine, and gaza. so they have already said there will be some kind of retaliation. we don't know what form that could come, in because at this point we have heard from the u.s. side that they believe they have significantly degraded the abilities of the houthi rebels to strike back. they don't have exactly details
clear we will not hesitate to defend lives and protect the free flow of commerce in one of the world's most critical waterways in the face of continued threats. now australia is one of the nations that provided support for those strikes. here is the australian defense minister. >> these are very important actions. the actions that have been taken today supported by australia or about maintaining freedom of navigation on the high seas, they are about maintaining global trade. that is completely central to australia's national interests. >> the houthi deputy foreign minister is warning the u.s. and uk to prepare for severe repercussions. another senior leader said the militant group has already launched retaliatory attacks. cnn's nic robertson with more. >> so those targets in the town in the southwest of --
intolerable incursion of essentially fascist violence by the maga faction, combined with trump's legal arguments in horror court, you have to realize we are already river living with a version with it every day in america today. today senator brian schatz gave a floor speech calling attention to how dangerous of this is. >> in the authoritarian future that he is clamoring for, he gets to do anything he wants, wielding unparalleled power in the presidency and zero repercussions. that's not a president. it's a dictator. that's not equal justice under the law. that's one lie for trump in another for everybody else. think about what they are saying and ask yourselves, are you comfortable with that? >> i for one i'm not.
a letter to austin asking for a briefing following the review. so do you -- what do you think, congressman? did the secretary handle this appropriately? and do you think there should be any repercussions he would need to face? >> he did not handle this appropriately. it's totally unacceptable. you can't have the highest levels of our military chain of command unaware that a senior official is indisposed. look, i served as a united states marine lieutenant, a platoon commander at it lowest level of the office or chain of command. and i cannot imagine this happening at that level. i mean all of us who just work in jobs where we have a reporting chain, we know if we don't show up, we've got to let our boss know. i mean that's just common sense. so we all care about secretary austin and his family. i mean my grandfather died of prostate cancer. we all are concerned about his health, but he has a responsibility inherent in his job, a national security
the troops who are literally risking their lives on the ground fighting the hamas terrorist, and by the people of gaza who have to buy into a peaceful political future or else this will just be an endless war for israel. so it's easy to forget as this war has escalated after the heinous, barbaric attacks of october 7th that there are still over a hundred hostages in captivity, that there's no end in sight to the conflict, and at the end of the day we can't be back where we started. we've got to have a political resolution to this that gives a future to the palestinian people and security to both the palestinians and the israelis. >> and congressman, very briefly i just bant to circle back to the defense secretary. you said repercussions would be warranted. do you think he should keep his job? >> look, i -- that's a decision for the commander in chief, but the commander in chief of the united states needs to send a clear and decisive message that this will never happen again. >> all right, we appreciate your
>> if he were impeached and convicted first -- >> so your answer is no? >> qualified yes. >> that's ridiculous. that's absolutely ridiculous. i mean, we need to use some common sense here. you can't go and kill a political rival. >> in the authoritarian russiaer is clamoring for, he gets to wield unparalleled power it in the presidency and zero repercussions. that's not a president. that's a dictator. >> his lawyer went much further, claiming that as president -- >> it's ridiculous. >> as president, he pretty much has free rein to do whatever he wants. >> wow. as we deal with these situations, as a country, there can be nervous laughter, there can be denial to tune it out. but if we've learned anything from history, including the last six years, ignore and laugh it
democrat mp, layla moran. you have sent out your statement. let me read out a line that has come to us from the wires, a statement from hamas saying that the us and uk strikes on yemen will have repercussions. layla moran, hello to you. peter saull was talking about the fact that keir starmer and the speaker were called to downing street and informed about the plans, but you don't think that was enough of a consultation? ha. but you don't think that was enough of a consultation?— of a consultation? no. for two reasons- _ of a consultation? no. for two reasons. firstly, _ of a consultation? no. for two reasons. firstly, all— of a consultation? no. for two reasons. firstly, all mps- of a consultation? no. for two reasons. firstly, all mps have| reasons. firstly, all mps have constituents whose voices deserve to be heard in this and just because the leader of the opposition has been consulted, the other party leaders, to my knowledge, were not. there is also an important
supported by 95% of ecuadorians to seek to bring greater control and order to the streets of ecuador and especially in guayaquil. these are foreign controlled groups that are using ecuador and really it is just dash and up as an up. the ecuadorian people are rising up together, united, to confront this terrorist challenge. to confront this terrorist challenge-— to confront this terrorist challenue. ., _ .,, challenge. you say the vast ma'ori challenge. you say the vast majority of _ challenge. you say the vast majority of people - challenge. you say the vast majority of people in - challenge. you say the vast i majority of people in ecuador support these measures. how does this look in the region because we know in el salvador is we have seen the president there take a very controversial approach in his crackdown on criminal gangs they are. do you think we're going to see something similar in ecuador and are you at all worried about what the repercussions might be for everyday citizens? i think what we will see is firstly a greater involvement of the armed services. just like in the us and other countries, generally, an army, navy and the military is not
by 95% of ecuadoreans to seek to bring greater control and order to the streets of ecuador and especially in guayaquil. these are foreign—controlled groups that are using ecuador, and really it is just — enough is enough. the ecuadorian people are rising up together, united, to confront this terrorist challenge. you say the vast majority of people in ecuador do support these measures. how does this look in the region because we know in el salvador we have seen the president there take a very controversial approach in his crackdown on criminal gangs there. do you think we're going to see something similar in ecuador, and are you at all worried about what the repercussions might be for everyday citizens? i think what we will see is, firstly, a greater involvement of the armed services. just like in the us and other countries, generally, an army, navy and the military is not deployed for internal necessary