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US implements designation of Yemen's Houthis as 'terrorist organization'
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Posted on March 4, 2025
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on March 4, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 25, 2026
The US State Department has designated Yemen's Houthi movement as a terrorist organization, citing threats to Middle East security and global trade.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -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 U.S. President Donald Trump's call for the move earlier this year.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said "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."
"The United States will not tolerate any country engaging with terrorist organizations like the Houthis in the name of practising legitimate international business," he added.
In January, Trump redesignated the Houthi movement as a foreign terrorist organization in a change that will impose harsher economic penalties in response to its attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea and against U.S. warships defending the critical maritime area.
(Reporting by Katharine Jackson, Susan Heavey and Daphne Psaledakis; Editing by Ros Russell)
The US designation of Yemen's Houthi movement as a terrorist organization and its implications.
Due to their activities threatening Middle East security and global maritime trade.
Harsher economic penalties and warnings against international business with the Houthis.
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