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US to designate Yemen’s Houthis a terrorist group to deter Iran, despite famine warnings
The United States said it would designate Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels as terrorists, a last-ditch move under President Donald Trump that aid groups warned could tip the country into famine.
Key points:
- Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the decision is to hold the Houthis to account for “terrorist acts”
- Aid groups say the move will disrupt vital humanitarian assistance to Yemen’s 30 million people
- The US decision is aimed at crippling Iran, but the Houthis and Tehran remain defiant
Unless Congress blocks the decision, the Houthis will be blacklisted on January 19 — one day before the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.
Mr Biden’s aides had hoped to mount a fresh push to end Yemen’s devastating six-year-old war.
The designation…
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