Secretary of State restores terrorist designation for the pro-Iranian Houthi movement in Yemen, reversing the whitelisting by the Biden administration.
The United States State Department on Tuesday blacklisted the Yemenite Houthi movement, restoring its designation as a terrorist organization.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the blacklisting, more than a month after President Donald Trump signed an executive order instructing the State Department to put the pro-Iranian group back on the Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) list.
“The Houthis’ activities threaten the security of American civilians and personnel in the Middle East, the safety of our closest regional partners, and the stability of global maritime trade,” Rubio said, referencing Houthi missile attacks on Israel and the targeting of ships passing through the Red Sea.