the iranian navy says it is behind the seizure of an oil tanker in the gulf of oman. orising the move. more on all of that here in a moment first let's head to the bbc sport center. hello from the bbc sport centre. ireland head coach andy farrell will lead the british and irish lions when they tour australia in 2025. farrell is named as head coach of the lions for the first time having served as assistant to warren gatland when they triumphed in australia in 2013 and again in new zealand four years later. farrell has just signed a new contract to be in charge of ireland until the next world cup in 2027...

seemingly on the incident in the dpu gulf of oman. any thoughts of the jump in oil?we won't see data on that in the cpi read we are about to get. obviously, that is where the market is focused right now. energy prices will definitely have an impact on core cpi. we might find out it did have a significant impact in a couple of months. thankfully, as far as today's numbers, it is too far out to tell. >> we'll continue to watch that story. i want to focus on today and the market today. we have cpi coming up later today. with that in mind, what is your wex word of the day? >> my word of the day is dislocation. there is a clear dislocation between what the market feels about itself or the economy feels about itself and what consumers feel about the economy. any survey you looked at over the last two months has been a negative sentiment for consumers. where the economy is showing, cpi is coming down even with a slight uptick. the job market is still fairly strong. any time you hear from consumers, it is sanguine. >> interesting. you are saying right now that people are san

an oil tanker associated with the united states was seized in the waters of the gulf of oman. eviously, this ship with iranian oil was confiscated by decision of an american court. in fact, iran took what was due to it. tyagiran is simply dancing on american reputation. us senators are already openly calling for the bombing of iran. they've been saying for six months now, hit iran. they have open air oil fields. they have. but in the past the americans have attacked iran because it is actually iran that is interfering in its affairs. obviously, this risks escalation, but in the current circumstances you have no other choice if you want to reinvigorate global trade. regional conflicts, which are spreading so actively around the world, allow the united states. to contain the collapse of their own economy, they traditionally sell weapons to all countries in conflict and successfully make money on this, while in the european union, in particular in germany , deindustrialization is underway; in the united states, exactly the opposite processes are taking place. industry is on the ri

an oil tanker associated with the united states was seized in the waters of the gulf of oman. previously, this ship with iranian oil was confiscated by decision of an american court. in fact, iran took what was due to it. tyagiran is simply dancing on american reputation. us senators have already openly call for bombing iran. they've been saying this for six months now. strike iran. they have oil fields out in the open. they have a xir headquarters that can be seen from space. erase iran with world map. iron iranian cities, offer the gospels, london and washington, are playing a joint game in the region. and in these matters their interests completely coincide. here, for example, is what the vice-marshal of the british air force says about this. attack here is ultimately the best form of defense. because at this moment at the moment all they do is put an umbrella around commercial shipping, what you really want to do is stop the missiles from coming, one option is to attack the houthis, but in the past the americans have attacked iran because it is actually iran that is interfe

and iran seized a tanker in the gulf of oman that it had previously transported. archipelago is a collection of 65 islands in the southern indian ocean and has been a disputed territory between mauritius and great britain for more than half a century. government of mauritius is convinced that london illegally annexed the archipelago to its overseas territories. its largest atoll, diego garcia , is home to a us air force base. the international court of justice ordered the uk to return the chagas archipelago to the sovereignty of mauritius. this decision was supported by the general assembly, but london ignores it. another disputed territory is the mayotte islands, part of the comoros archipelago. in the 15th century , the arabs landed on them. then they were conquered by the king of madagascar, in 1841 the islands were bought by france and made his protectorate. 50 years ago, in a referendum on the independence of the comoros islands, the people of mayotte voted to remain part of france. however, 2 years later, the majority of members of the security council suppo

the us state department demanded that iran urgently release a tanker detained in the gulf of oman. d tehran's actions an illegal seizure of a commercial vessel designed to disrupt international trade. the iranian navy command confirmed the seizure of the ship. earlier it was reported that people in military uniform got on board form, after which the tanker changed course off the coast of oman and headed towards the port of jask in iran. as reported. the ship, owned by a greek company, was transporting iraqi oil from basra to turkey through the suede canal. the iranian side claims that the tanker is american. failures in us foreign and domestic policy have brought biden's ratings to historic lows. recent polls show that only 39% of americans approve of his performance as president. the chances of staying in the white house are fading, so us citizens are now closely are keeping an eye on it. who intends to replace the head of state, what the last debates of republican candidates showed before the start of the primaries and who the democrats from washington are preparing to release int

and iran seized a tanker in the gulf of oman that had previously transported its oil confiscated by thechagos archipelago is a collection of 65 islands in the southern indian ocean. already for more than half a century it has been considered a disputed territory between mauritius and great britain. the mauritian government is convinced that london has illegally annexed the archipelago to its overseas territories. its largest, diego garcia atol, is home to a us air base, where about 4.00 us british troops are stationed. when it began to be built, the british deported all the indigenous chagossians in mauritius. to this day they are seeking the right to return to their home islands. in february 2019, the un international court ordered the uk return the chagos archipelago to the sovereignty of mauritius. this decision was supported by the general assembly, but london ignores it. another disputed territory is the mayotte islands, part of comoros. pilaga, in the 15th century the arabs landed on them, then they were conquered by the king of madagascar, in 1841 france bought the islands and ma

an oil tanker associated with the united states was seized in the waters of the gulf of oman. previously. the ship with iranian oil was confiscated by decision of an american court, in fact, iran took what it was owed. tigiran is simply dancing on american reputation. us senators are already openly calling for the bombing of iran. they have been saying for six months now: hit iran, they have oil fields in the open sky, they have ksir headquarters which can be seen from space, erase iran with world map. iron. they make money from this. while deindustrialization is underway in the european union, particularly in germany, directly opposite processes are taking place in the united states. industry on the rise in investment is showing record figures. but the truth is, this all looks like an attempt to plug a hole in a sinking ship with pins. it is unlikely that the scheme worked out in world war ii will be repeated. the internal political crisis is tearing the population of the states apart in different corners of the ring. north-south again on the verge of a fight. and public opini

iran seized an oil taker and the gulf of oman and iranian state media said it was a retaliatory movehe u.s. sees the same vessel last year and allegedly stole iranian oil. armed men reportedly boarded the greek-unshipped and changed its course towards an iranian port. the u.s. condemned the seizure and called for the immediate release of the ship and its crew. let's talk more about this with our north america correspondent tom bateman. focus to the background. how did we get to this point of potential escalation? correspondent: well, the houthis had been starting to fire suicide drones, anti-ship ballistic and cruise miles in some cases towards international shipping in the red sea from november in solidarity with gaza , and also they were linking because they said to any ships they believe were connected to israel and that crucial maritime corridor in the red sea. what we have seen in the last 12 days is a lethal moment that has led to an escalation because at the turn of the new year there was according to the u.s. account an attempt hijack a container ship by houthi fast boats. th

the iranian mmc detained an american tanker in the waters of the gulf of oman. court decision. photos of the ship are published on social networks. presumably, we are talking about a tanker that was previously confiscated by the united states for transporting iranian oil. a thunderstorm during a heavy snowstorm was observed in the moscow region. snowfall at. intensified for a few minutes, and then also quickly weakened. let's talk about what caused such a lightning-fast deterioration in the weather with alina katyalevskaya, a presenter and specialist at the faubus center. alina, i greet you, well, a thunderstorm in january is, of course, something incredible, tell us, what should we prepare for next? indeed, a thunderstorm in winter is a very rare weather phenomenon, and other weather disasters will follow. the expression of the weather deteriorating literally before our eyes, in this case it will be most accurate. near. midday sky over the capital the region became dark, as if evening had come, visibility deteriorated to several meters, the wind increased, weath

organisation says it has received a report of a vessel being boarded by a group of armed men in the gulf of omann a stretch of water between oman and iran. the location is said to be around 50 miles to the east of the port of sohar. in a message posted on social media, the organisation says four or five men, carrying weapons and wearing military style black uniforms and masks, boarded the ship at around 0330 gmt. the name of the ship has not been made public, and it's not yet known who may be responsible. let's go to ecuador now where there's been a wave of deadly violence. the country's armed forces say they've arrested more than 300 suspected gang members since the president declared a state of emergency. it comes after pictures of masked gunmen storming a tv station during a live broadcast in the city of guayaquil shocked the nation. will grant has the story, from guayaquil in ecuador. viewers in ecuador watched in disbelief as masked and armed gang members entered a state tv channel and held staff hostage, all of it televised live. translation: they shot one of our cameramen i in the leg, br

just today a greek oil tanker that was on its way to turkey was seized by iran in the gulf of oman. fears, norah, that this conflict could escalate and eventually draw the u.s. into direct confrontation with iran. >> all right. nancy cordes with that breaking news out of the white house. thank you. >>> all right. former president donald trump took time off the campaign trail today for closing arguments in his civil fraud trial in new york city, where he is accused of falsifying financial documents for a decade. cbs's robert costa is outside the courthouse. >> reporter: with his businesses in new york at risk and after a long day in court, former president donald trump arrived at one of his new york properties to speak to reporters. >> we have our best poll numbers. we have the best everything despite this and maybe because of this. >> reporter: with just days before the iowa caucuses, trump says his legal challenges here in new york and elsewhere are now part of the campaign trail. >> are you planning to show up in court? >> yeah. i want to go to all of my trials. >> reporter: thurs

just today, a greek oil tanker that was on its way to turkey was seized by iran in the gulf of oman. ncident like this are fueling fears, norah, that this conflict could escalate and eventually draw the u.s. into direct confrontation with iran. >> norah: all right, nancy cordes with that breaking news out of the white house, thank you. tonight, and other major winter storm system threatening much of the country. snow fell in parts of arizona and nevada today, while the south braces for more severe weather. let's bring in meteorologist mike bettes. he is with our partners at the weather channel be a good evening, mike. >> norah, good evening. this next major storm has many facets to it including severe weather across the south. we just had numerous tornadoes touched on a couple of days ago across the south, and now notice the forecast shows a larger area could be impacted tonight through the day tomorrow, from texas all the way to the carolinas. the storms will hit while many people are sleeping overnight tonight, and yes it does include a tornado threat that will last through the even

is happening in downing street following attacks on commercial shipping in the red sea and the gulf of omanan today admitted it had seized a us oil tanker there. well, our home and security editor, mark white, has the latest. mark, why is this meeting taking place? what's happening? >> well . the cabinet meeting is >> well. the cabinet meeting is unked >> well. the cabinet meeting is linked to the ongoing crisis in yemen and escalating crisis which resulted in the single largest . attack from drones and largest. attack from drones and missiles on tuesday evening, aimed not just at commercial shipping , aimed not just at commercial shipping, but at naval vessels, including the british type 45 destroyer hms diamond. and there are . other, uh, issues , of are. other, uh, issues, of course, affecting the situation in the strait of hormuz , up in the strait of hormuz, up where an oil tanker was seized. but that was by the iranians. this, we understand, is related to yemen . uh, it's likely, to yemen. uh, it's likely, i think, that we'll have strikes, perhaps limited strikes in the first stage in

iran seized an oil tanker in the gulf of oman, andifs oil tanker in the gulf of oman, and it's raisedars of an escalation of tensions in the region. it comes after the royal navy's hms diamond shot down attack drones aimed at commercial shipping in the red sea. they were launched by houthi rebels, who are backed by iran. bank of england boss andrew bailey warned yesterday that tensions in the middle east could push prices up here in britain . the prime minister britain. the prime minister won't be attending the world economic forum in davos next week, sending senior ministers instead. the us secretary of state antony blinken, the french president emmanuel macron and europe's commission president ursula von der leyen will all be there. but the government says its priorities will be championing british growth sectors and promoting business investment. the 54th world economic forum begins in the swiss ski resort on tuesday against what's likely to be the most complicated global political backdrop in its history . now a disruptive arctic history. now a disruptive arctic snow blast is set

. >> media and iran report its navy has seized an oil tanker in the gulf of oman, itself being diverted to an iranian port. uk authorities say the vessel was boarded badly swarmed people early thursday, and of course for -- iran says a court ordered the seizure in retaliation for the u.s. confiscating -- monitoring website tanker truckers says the marshall islands flying crude oil tanker into st. nicholas. the u.s. has sent tens of millions of dollars in military aid to ukraine, but now we are learning some of the most sophisticated weapons were not properly tracked. ththat is aheaead. ststay with usus. huh. internet's out. wanna hear a fun fact? elbows are impossible to lick. i meant your own elbows. you don't settle for bad internet. that's why you have the xfinity 10g network, with ultra-low lag for better streaming. wish you would have been more specific about your elbow. only from xfinity. here's why you should switch fo to duckduckgo on all your devie duckduckgo comes with a built-n engine like google, but it's pi and doesn't spy on your searchs and duckduckgo lets you browse like

the other two ships have been down ensuring any possible aggression in and around the gulf of oman is prevented. they may split apart -- which is a are designed to do -- which they are designed to do -- and the secretary of defense holds the authority. carla: could we see u.s. marines inside gaza? gen. smith: i would never speculate. there is no intent i am aware of to have any personnel on the ground in gaza. we are here to ensure american citizens are safe and that this crisis does not expand or escalate. from the president on down they have been clear those who would seek to extend or escalate this conflict, you should be careful. carla: is there not yet potentially going into gaza. another idea is using the hospital for potential casualties to treat any wounded when this ground invasion that has kind of started -- is that something that the 26th is capable of? gen. smith: the marine expedition and the fighters are all on board. they have operating rooms and that is why we fight so hard for amphibious ships. an amphibious worship is a floating airfield, floating gas tank, floating

an oil tanker associated with the united states was seized in the waters of the gulf of oman. oil. iran has taken what is owed to it. tyagiran is simply dancing on american reputation. us senators are already openly calling for the bombing of iran. they have been saying for six months now: hit iran, they have oil open air deposits, they have a ksir headquarters that can be seen from space, erase iran with the world map. ironing iranian cities are offered in england, london and washington are playing a joint game in the region, in these matters their interests completely coincide, for example, what does the vice-marshal of the british air force say about this? attack? is the best form of protection because at the moment all they are doing is putting an umbrella around merchant shipping. what you really want to do is stop the missiles from coming. one of the options - attack the houthis, but in the past the americans have attacked iran because it is actually iran that is interfering in its affairs. obviously this is fraught with escalation, but under the circumstances you have n

an oil tanker associated with the united states was seized in the waters of the gulf of oman. merican court. in fact, iran took it away. what he is owed. tigiran just dances on american reputation. us senators are already openly calling for the bombing of iran. they have been saying for six months now: hit iran, they have oil fields in the open air. they have a xir headquarters that can be seen from space. erase iran with world map. iron teranian cities offer the gospels, london and washington, playing a joint game in the region. and in these. issues, their interests completely coincide, for example, what the vice-marshal of the british air force says about this: the attack here is ultimately the best form of defense because at the moment all they are doing is putting an umbrella around merchant shipping, what you really want to do is stop the missiles from coming, one option is to attack the houthis, but in the past the americans have attacked iran because that in fact it is iran... that is interfering in his affairs. obviously, this risks escalation, but in the current circum

the iranian navy says it is behind the seizure of an oil tanker in the gulf of oman.old the united nations' highest court that israel is committing genocide in gaza and wants to destroy the territory. israel has rejected the accusations as "baseless". a former post office investigator has been giving evidence to the post office public inquiry in the uk, dening he and colleagues behaved like "mafia gangsters" towards wrongly accused sub postmasters. closing arguments in the civil fraud trial against donald trump yhavew been taking place in new york. the former president and two of his sons deny hugely exaggerating the value of their properties to secure better loans. to the united states. this is the the scene in new york. we could potentially see donald trump come through those doors and presumably say a few words. if you haven't been

against the rebels following attacks on ships and the seizure of a us oil tanker by iran in the gulf of omanne report of oman, according to one report in the times newspaper. a uk us response is imminent. in the times newspaper. a uk us response is imminent . but the response is imminent. but the prime minister saying tonight the uk will continue to take action to protect freedom of navigation and protect lives at sea. and that's after, as you heard, rishi sunak held an emergency cabinet meeting in downing street tonight after iran admitted to seizing that us oil tanker today. the prime minister also, we understand, spoke by telephone this afternoon with the egyptian president, abdel fattah al—sisi about the rise in attacks. the royal navy, working in concert with the us to repel those attacks in the middle east, well within the last hour. we understand that yemen has responded saying any us attack would not go without a response , would not go without a response, they added. they will confront america on aggression. so those the latest news lines for you on that potential conflict in the mi

amy: five armed men wearing military uniforms have reportedly seized an oil tanker in the gulf of oman. this comes as tension has been soaring for weeks in the red sea. on wednesday, u.n. security council passed a resolution calling for yemen's houthi forces to stop attacking ships in the red sea. the vote came a day after u.s. and british forces shot down 21 drones and missiles fired by the houthis who have vowed to continue attacks until israel halts its assault on gaza. former south carolina governor nikki haley and florida governor ron desantis squared off at a cnn-hosted debate in iowa ahead of the state's january 15 caucus. republican frontrunner donald trump, who has yet to participate in a primary debate, had been invited to attend but opted to take part in a fox news town hall instead. desantis criticized haley for supporting sending more money and arms to ukraine. >> she supports this $106 billion they're trying to get through congress. they sent tens of billions of dollars to pay salaries free crating government bureaucrats. they paid pensions for ukrainian retirees with you

fear has to be it could become more than that and one more thing happened, the iranians in the gulf of omane arabian peninsula, took over an oil tanker today. now, round the arabian peninsula, took overan oiltankertoday. now, it's linked to an earlier dispute with the americans confiscating oil that iran believed was theirs and they want to get the money back but you know what, timing is everything and i think it happened today, because the iranians also want to show if you put pressure on us and our allies we can do things too. tibia allies we can do things too. 0k, jeremy bowen. _ allies we can do things too. 0k, jeremy bowen, thank you very much. in a moment we'll speak to chris again. first to washington and our north america editor, sarah smith. the uk wouldn't be doing this without the us, would they? almost certainly not. _ without the us, would they? almost certainly not, but _ without the us, would they? almost certainly not, but here _ without the us, would they? almost certainly not, but here officials - certainly not, but here officials will not speculate in public about what th

iranian forces reported seizing an oil tanker in the gulf of oman.greek company and was carrying oil from iraq to turkey. but in september, a tanker from the same greek shipping company was confiscated by the united states because it was carrying iranian oil in violation of sanctions. a noticeable increase in oil prices brought the russian stock market into confident positive territory at the end of today's trading, and the ruble appreciated again. the ministry of finance announced today that... sberbank and the government of the oryol region today entered into an agreement on cooperation in the field of security. the signing ceremony took place in the sberbank pavilion at the international exhibition at the russia good forum. i believe that this is very important, because... the leadership of the oryol region today is very actively introducing digital tools in various areas of the economy, in various industries, in the social sphere, in healthcare, introducing digital tools quite actively, of course it is always necessary think about security issues

. >> when iran's navy on thursday seized the oil tanker saint nick also a in the gulf of oman it wasetaliation for the u.s. seizing the very same ship months ago and offloading what was identified as smuggled iranian oil under sanction. >> provocative actions like this are a menace to the global economy and it must cease. >> the ship is one of hundreds ignoring u.s. sanctions smuggling crude and funding iran in what experts call the dark fleet or ghost armada. anywhere from 300 to 560 tankers usually old and ownership is hard to determine. they turnover transponders and lied on the open sea. they shop around for poor countries that will permit them to fly their flag for a fee. >> outside western jurisdiction and shipping sanctioned oil. >> around half of them fly panama's flag, which is why a bipartisan group of u.s. congressman is demanding secretary of state anthony blinken pressure panamanian leaders to deflag all vessels actively evading u.s. sanctions by transporting iranian oil. >> we're asking the administration to enforce the sanctions that are there and to put the squeeze on

armed hijackers wearing military uniforms taking over an oil tanker in the gulf of oman changing theire toward iranian waters. what's happening? let's bring in former secretary of state mike pompeo. this happening now. what do we think about this as president trump makes his way to the courthouse? >> dana, this is simm to moot i can of the failed policy of deterrence in the region. what 120 plus strikes on americans. not only threaten this ship if this reporting from this morning is true and forced commercial vessels to divert and the missiles come at our ship. the exact result of codling the iranian. they flipped policy and tried to negotiate with the moderates in iran. whether the events of barbarity or rockets from lebanon to israel. this is what happens when our adversaries don't fear us. the suez canall and other areas is very real. >> dana: two breaking news stories happening at the same time. if you could stand by there, we also have president trump arriving at court. we want to bring that to you. sometimes he does talk to the media on the way in. also because this judge has sai

/american tanker in the gulf of oman was seized by the iranian navy. >> harris: the world continues to cook and it is on fire all over the place and how you go days without this man goes missing. missing from public eye from what we knew. thank you very much. you've set us up. gopac chairman david avella and -- congressman, the democrat from pennsylvania, jose, says you have to call for austin to leave at this point. where are you on it? >> look, someone has to be held accountable. there was delayed communications. i'm with the president, this cannot happen again. whether secretary austin to resign may be too far. i wish him well by the way. once he returns from the hospital there will be more questions that need to be answered absolutely. >> harris: he is still in the hospital and there since the beginning of the month after a complication of a surgery prostate cancer. we wish him well. god bless you and his wife both and god bless this nation if we don't have anybody in charge of the military for days and no one knows it. david. >> harris, you have said the most important point. lloy

it includes the coastts of the persian gulf, iran's territorial waters and the sea of oman and abouthis exercise. they operate in different directions and heights according to the modern warfare tactics. also, the air defense systems are deployed in these areas to respond to the threats. the air defense systems deal with the attack planes step-by-step that includes the stages of discovery, identification, interception, and engagement, all operations are precisely planned and implemented. the systems and equipment that are used in this exercise are generally indigenous and built by the country's experts in the ministry of defense and armed forces research and self-sufficiency organizations. number of systems are being utilized in this exercise for the first time after passing the necessary initial tests. they undergo operational tests in the course of these driels. iran has condemned pakistan's cross-border attack in a village in southeast iran, calling it unbalanced and unacceptable. in a statement, the iranian foreign ministry said, although iran is committed to the principle of goo

or the gulf of oman.er be a station inside syria, iranian forces there. -- attack our forces periodically. what will be a rainy and forces that are inside iraq. or whether it be inside iran itself. what i know is that iran needs to get a message. so, we need to figure this out. and we need to attack them inside iran or go after their interests in the region. >> cia director bill burns held an intelligent summit today with the leaders from israel, qatar and egypt. how could retaliation against -- for the joint attack change those ongoing hostage negotiations he's involved in. >> it could change. but we have to understand we're in a new game. now having lost three u.s. soldiers in the past. we have not lost any u.s. blood in this war. so, it could change that environment here. but we have to stay focused on ensuring that our interests are protected, and right now, our u.s. interests are not protected. our soldiers are not protected. our facilities are not protected. iran is getting its way. in the middle ea

there's stuff happening in the gulf of oman, which is over the bend from saudi arabia. anticipate happening, and is there actually a threat of this broadening? how much on the precipice are we? or does the region see this as a localized problem, and yes, the main street, the arab mainstream is going to get angry about it. long-term, this is not something that anyone wants to escalate. >> well, i think we're actually in a low boil regional war at the moment. there's a lot of talk about heading that off, but i think we're there. the question becomes do we escalate into a broader conflagration that kind of brings in all of these iranian proxies, even more fully into the fray than they already are. the houthi rebels in yemen, iraqi shia militias. you know, various groups in syria that have been agitating. and this is all orchestrated by the iranians. we see, you know, the iranians are more brazen today than they've been since anytime i'd say since the 1980s, and so, you know, we're reaching a point where the united states needs to respond in this various theaters. they respo

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stephanie: in other headlines, ir confirmed it sees daily -- seized a loaded oil tanker in the gulf of omanp had been involved in an earlier dispute over smuggling iranian oil. today, armed iranian sailors boarded the vessel near the strait of hormuz. tehran called it compensation for an act of theft. the u.s. condemned the move. >> this unlawful seizure of a commercial vessel is just the latest behavior by iran, or enabled by iran, aimed at disrupting international commerce. we in the united states will continue to work to deter and confront the full range of iran's concerning and destabilizing behaviors. stephanie: this was the latest in a series of ships being seized by iran in recent years. the president's son, hunter biden, pleaded not guilty today to federal tax charges in los angeles. prosecutors say he failed to pay $1.4 million in taxes and instead used the money to fund a lavish lifestyle. hunter biden is 53. if convicted, he could face up to 17 years in prison. an ohio woman will not face criminal charges over her miscarriage. a grand jury refused to indict 34-year-old brittany w

oil tanker in the gulf of oman.. >> the pentagon says the iranian navy seized this oil tanker sailing to turkey when iranian forces boarded it sending it to iran. >> this activity is contrary to international law. it's another example of iranian maligned activity threatening security and instability in the region. we call on iran to release the tanker and the crew immediately. >> the pentagon says the tanker's flagged to the marshall islands. iranian state media says this is the same tanker carrying iranian oil. last year when the u.s. seized it. i ran says this is retaliation for that. the defense department says the iran backed houthis fired an anti ship missile this morning. a ballistic missile in to a busy international shipping lane. there's no reports of injuries or damage to ships. the pentagon also says that there's been 130 attacks by iran-backed malitias against u.s. forces in iraq and syria since october 17 including 16 attacks since the evening of january 1. that's when defense secretary lloyd austin was

says they seized a tanker in the gulf of oman earlier today. >> very significant. it looks like this war as i said is escalating big time. col col colonel leighton how likely is this next step going to take place? >> i think it's highly likely, wolf. and i think the war planes you mentioned primarily the 518 fighters on uss dwiegt d. eisenhower are going to strike targets more complex than you would strike with a tomahawk missile. some would include radar installations, they'll also probably go after some of the command and control nodes that the houthis have. so that is basically what we're looking at here. a lot of activity in the northern part of yemen and in the western part which are the areas that the houthis currently control. >> i want to bring in cnn's chief national security correspondent alex maryardt. he's getting more information. tell us more about the u.s. allies and their involvement what's going on. alex. >> wolf, it was a major consideration in carrying out the military operation we're now seeing unfold that the u.s. not do this alone. there is a

of oil, our... "commercial activities are done via international waters, so security in the persian gulf, the sea of omand the red sea, this is what we always emphasize, and that's what we benefit from. now, secondly, we have some reports that yemen and saudi arabia, they have come to, they're getting close to a peace accord, so we believe that when america enters and destabilizes the right sea does not benefit." in gaza and the support the yemenes are lending for the palestines and for gaza, so the end of the genocide in gaza will uh take us to witness uh other. اگر حملات اسرائیل علیه غزه متوقف شود آیا حملات حزب الله متوقف خواهد شد او گفت بله ما برای حمایت از مردم مظلوم فلسطین عملیات نظامی می کنیم در صورت توقف ما نیست متوقد خواهیم شد.ان شاهد بود در حدود ۶ روز آتش بس یک گلوه از سمت حزب الله شهید نشود. in front was taken out of gaza and in bayrut the israel is assassinated a hamas leader. so military operations of israel against the lebanese attack, leban's capital create new situation. so naturally, the end of the ethnic cleansing in gaza could lead to the end of clashes in the southern part of leban, th

it includes the coastts of the persian gulf, iran's territorial waters and the sea of oman and about 400 kilometers into the country's land territory. the exercise is covering area of about 600 square kilometers. dozens of man and unmanned aircraft attack the sensitive centers designated in this exercise. they operate in different directions and heights according to the modern warfare tactics. also, the air defense systems are deployed in these areas to respond to the threats. the air defenses. systems deal with the attack planes step-by-step that includes the stages of discovery, identification, interception and engagement. all operations are precisely planned and implemented. the systems and equipment that are used in this exercise are generally indigenous and built by the country's experts in the ministry of defense and armed forces research and self-sufficiency organizations. number of systems are being utilized in this exercise for the first time after. passing the necessary initial tests, they undergo operational tests in the course of these drills. a plot hatched by zinis to o