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International Business Times
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W.G. DUNLOP

US Re-designates Yemen's Huthis As 'Terrorist' Entity

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken addresses a press conference in Tel Aviv on January 9, 2024 (Credit: AFP)

The United States announced Wednesday that it will put Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels back on a list of "terrorist" entities due to their repeated attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea.

The Huthis have already faced multiple rounds of air strikes in response to their targeting of merchant vessels, but have continued to carry out attacks they say are in support of Palestinians in Gaza.

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