that means. also, we are looking at artificial intelligence with al decoded. good evening to you. we are told rishi sunak is holding a full cabinet meeting as we go to air, as the uk and the united states prepared to launch military strikes against the goofy rebels in yemen. against the houthi rebels. grant shapps, the defence secretary, suggested yeterday that military action was imminentjust hours after us and uk destroyers in the red sea shot down a barrage of drones and missiles that were launched by the iran backed group. the government held a cobra emergency meeting this morning, along with a meeting of the national security council. in washington the national security spokesmanjohn kirby said it cannot be allowed to continue. are there any red lines or steps that the us would not take or would not be a part of that you could outline? no. do those red lines exist or you just wouldn t outline them? to talk about ar speculate about any potential future military operati
way or another, that the commander in chief is weighing or has weighed. we take seriously the responsibility to protect our ships and our sailors at sea, as well as the responsibility to protect the flow of international commerce. you talked to this man here about how important that waterway is. it is. it is vital. and we take those responsibilities seriouslv i would add that we are not the only one. other nations are joining us in that effort, some 20 plus nations now involved in operation prosperity guardian. these attacks need to stop and we are going to do what we have to to protect that shipping and protect our sailors. to do to protect that shipping and protect our sailors. the two governments have accused iran of being heavily behind these attacks by providing the eyes and the ears for the houthi missions. today 50 nautical miles off oman, iran seized a tanker. armed intruders boarded the ship, the st nicolas, reportedly wearing military style uniforms and black masks. tw