The United States has begun the process of designating the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen as a foreign terrorist organization, which was listed during Donald Trump’s first term as president.
With the support of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which arms and trains terrorist organizations around the world, the Houthis have fired on U.S. Navy warships dozens of times since 2023, endangering American men and women in military uniform, the White House said in a statement. in
The statement referred to the Houthis by the name Ansar Allah, used by the extremist group, which has been fighting Yemen’s internationally recognized government since the 1990s, backed by a Saudi-led military coalition.
The Biden administration overturned Trump’s decision, fearing that such a listing could prevent Yemen from receiving much-needed aid.