Houthis Make Stunning Announcement On Seized Ship Amid Trump First Big Action Against Yemeni Rebels

Hindustan Times

Hindustan Times

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Trump Will Again Designate Houthis as Terrorists, Reversing Biden
Bloomberg News
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Israel has carried out five long-distance airstrikes on Houthi infrastructure and other targets in Yemen since last July, in retaliation for the Houthis firing hundreds of drones and missiles as part of an Iranian proxy war launched against Israel in October 2023.
Voice Of America
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He made the remarks in separate statements released by the ministry on Thursday while reacting to decisions by newly inaugurated U.S. President Donald Trump to relist Cuba on Monday as a "state sponsor of terrorism" and order the State Department on Wednesday to re-designate the Houthi group as a "foreign terrorist organization," revoking decisions by his predecessor Joe Biden.
XinhuaNet
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When former president Joe Biden took over from Trump in 2021, he had removed the designation in response to concern from aid groups that they would need to pull out of Yemen as they are obliged to deal with the rebels, who are effectively the government in vast areas including the capital Sana’a.
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