Pentagon Spokesperson Sean Parnell Says Trump Has 'Put Iran On Notice' Following Strikes On Houthis

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At a Pentagon Press briefing on Monday, Pentagon Press Secretary Sean Parnell spoke about Iran's involvement with the Houthis.

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00:00In this very crowded briefing room,

00:03I'll take some of your questions,

00:05and the first I'll go to Logan from Newsmax.

00:08Sean, thank you for taking my question.

00:10This really is for both of you.

00:12Question about the Bashar, that's a Iran spy ship

00:15that has been directing the Houthis throughout this conflict.

00:18Is it still operating in support of the Houthis?

00:20If so, do you know where it is?

00:22General, I'll turn it over to you to address that.

00:24Sure, we know that the Iranians have provided

00:27a variety of assistance to the Houthis over the years,

00:29including some suspected intelligence.

00:32We do know that some had previously come from the Bashar.

00:34The Bashar is not currently being used for those operations,

00:37but we do know that other vessels are contemplated

00:40for those sorts of operations,

00:41so we're watching very closely

00:43to see if they return to the AO.

00:45I would also say that when you look at how

00:49the previous administration conducted business with Iran,

00:54they really empowered Iran to fund and export terror

00:59all around the world, whether it's with Hezbollah, Hamas,

01:01specifically with the Houthis.

01:03I mean, it's very clear, I think President Trump

01:05has made it very clear that he's put Iran on notice.

01:08I mean, I'm sure that you saw his tweet today

01:11that essentially saying, and I'm paraphrasing,

01:13that any shot fired at U.S. forces by the Houthis

01:17would be considered a shot from Iran,

01:19and this is the president showcasing leadership

01:21from the Oval Office, and frankly,

01:25bringing moral clarity back to the United States of America.

01:29We know who the enemies of this country are

01:32and the enemies of a free world are,

01:34and President Trump has put them on notice,

01:36as you saw with Iran this morning, but okay.

Pentagon Spokesperson Sean Parnell Says Trump Has 'Put Iran On Notice' Following Strikes On Houthis

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