Trump begins the process of re-listing Yemen’s Houthis as a ‘terrorist’ organization. Israel-Palestine conflict news
The US President has ordered the aid agency to cut ties with entities that have made payments to the rebel group or opposed efforts to combat it.
United States President Donald Trump has begun the process of re-designating Yemen’s Houthis as a “foreign terrorist organization,” the White House has said.
Trump’s executive order signed Wednesday directs Secretary of State Marco Rubio to submit a report regarding the designation within 30 days after consultation with the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of the Treasury.
Rubio will have 15 days to “take all appropriate action” regarding designating the insurgent group, also known as Ansar Allah.
Trump’s order to review the status of the Houthis is essentially a formality as a follow-up statement from the White House confirmed the listing of Rubio, who called for re-designation during his time as a senator. Was directed to recommend.
Trump listed the Yemeni group as a “foreign terrorist organization” and a “Specially Designated Global Terrorist” (SDGT) entity during the final days of his first term.
The administration of former US President Joe Biden reversed Trump’s designations weeks after coming into office, with former Secretary of State Antony Blinken citing “recognition of the dire humanitarian situation in Yemen”.
The Biden administration reimposed the SDGT designation – the lesser of the two classifications – in January last year in response to the rebel group’s repeated attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea.
The White House said in its statement that Biden’s “weak policy” led the Houthis to fire on US Navy warships dozens of times, target commercial ships more than 100 times and attack civilian infrastructure in partner countries.
“Under President Trump, the policy of the United States is now to eliminate the Houthis’ capabilities and operations, deprive them of resources, and thereby end their attacks on U.S. personnel and civilians, U.S. partners, and our regional partners. To cooperate together. Shipping in the Red Sea,” the White House said.
Once the Houthis are re-enlisted, Trump’s order directs the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to “terminate its relationship” with entities that have made payments to the group, or are “eyewitnesses” to it. Mundkar” has opposed efforts to combat it. “Terrorism and Abuse”.
Trump’s order came just hours after the Houthis announced they had released the crew of the Galaxy Leader cargo ship, which was seized by the Iran-aligned group shortly after Israel began the war in Gaza.
The group’s Supreme Political Council said it had authorized the release of the 25 crew members as part of its efforts to support a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas that began on Sunday.
