When the U.S. returned Yemen’s Houthi movement to its list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations on Mar. 4, the decision not only reversed the Biden Administration policy—it also reignited debates over U.
But the U.S. fleet is shrinking, and its airpower advantage appears to be eroding. Rivals such as China and Russia have invested in air defenses that deny the United States superiority over the skies and force it to rely on expensive standoff missile strikes—that is,
Houthi, U.S. Sanctions
Hundreds of attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden earned Yemen-based Ansarallah, commonly called "Houthis," a designation as a foreign terrorist organization.
The U.S. State Department on Tuesday said it was implementing the designation of Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement as a "foreign terrorist organization" after President Donald Trump's call for the move earlier this year.
The sanctions come a day after the State Department announced it had officially implemented the designation of the Houthi movement as a "foreign terrorist organization".
The United States has sanctioned senior leaders of the Ansarallah group, including spokesperson Mohammed Abdul Salam, for alleged weapons imports and recruiting Yemenis to fight in Ukraine. The United States government announced Wednesday the imposition
The U.S. has sanctioned seven high-ranking Houthi members and a Yemeni businessman for arms smuggling and recruiting fighters for Russia’s war in Ukraine, highlighting growing ties between the Houthis and Moscow.
The formal decision to label the Yemeni militant group reverses President Joe Biden’s delisting in 2021, after more than a year of attacks on U.S. Navy and commercial vessels.
The United States on Tuesday designated Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militia a foreign terrorist organization, conforming with an order by President Donald Trump in January. The Houthis control ...
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Houthi activities threaten the security of American civilians and personnel in the Middle East. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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