Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered strikes on the Houthis from the hospital using a 'full suite of secure communications'

• Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered attacks on Houthis from the hospital, a defense official said.
• Austin was hospitalized after developing complications from prostate cancer treatment last month.
• He used a "full suite of secure communication" at the hospital, the official told CNN.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin gave the order to strike the Houthis in Yemen from the hospital on Thursday, using a "full suite of secure communication," CNN reported, quoting a senior defense official.