State Dept. Redesignates Houthis as Foreign Terror Group
The State Department has officially redesignated the Yemen-based Houthis as a foreign terrorist organization, it said in a Federal Register notice this week. The designation is effective March 5, the date the notice was scheduled to be published.
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The announcement comes after President Donald Trump issued a January executive order directing the State Department to recommend the “re-designation” of the Houthis within 30 days. The Biden administration revoked the group’s status as a foreign terrorist organization in 2021 over concerns that it made it harder for humanitarian groups to operate in Yemen (see 2102100016). The designation subjects the group to additional sanctions, financial reporting requirements and other restrictions.