US, UK impose new Houthi sanctions as Red Sea attacks continue

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The United States and United Kingdom on Thursday announced sanctions leveled at four senior Houthi officials in Yemen as the Iran-backed militant group escalates its attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea.

The sanctions target Houthi Defense Minister Mohamed Nasser al-Atifi, Commander of Houthi Naval Forces Muhammad Fadl Abd al-Nabi, Coastal Defense Forces chief Muhammad Ali al-Qadiri and Muhammed Ahmad al-Talibi, who is described as the Houthi forces director of procurement.

«The Houthis’ persistent terrorist attacks on merchant vessels and their civilian crews lawfully transiting the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden threaten to disrupt international supply chains and the freedom of navigation, which is critical to global security, stability, and prosperity,» said Brian E. Nelson, undersecretary of the Treasury’s Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, in a statement.

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A Houthi fighter stands on the deck of the Galaxy Leader cargo ship in the Red Sea in this photo released on November 20, 2023. (Houthi Military Media / Handout / File / Reuters Photos)

The Biden administration earlier in January relisted the Houthis as a terrorist organization, three years after removing them from the Foreign Terrorist Organizations list. The new designation came in response to attacks by the group on commercial shipping in the Red Sea and Suez Canal, a critical juncture point for global trade.

The attacks – which have continued even after the U.S. and U.K. conducted joint missile strikes on the group – have caused a spike in