Shafaq News/ The US State Departmentannounced, on Wednesday, the imposition of sanctions on eight senior members ofYemen’s Houthi movement (Ansar Allah).
A State Department statement saidthe targeted officials were involved in weapons shipments to Houthi-controlledterritories in Yemen and the negotiation of arms deals. Additionally, the USblacklisted a Houthi-linked operative and his company, stating that they wereresponsible for recruiting Yemeni civilians to participate in the conflict inUkraine, generating financial support for Houthi military activities.
The statement emphasized thatWashington would continue using available measures to counter Houthi militaryoperations and cooperate with the internationally recognized Yemeni governmentin efforts to limit the group’s military capabilities. It further noted thatthe Houthis have acquired weapons and military components from Russia, China,and Iran, which the US asserts pose a security risk to Red Sea maritime routes.
This move follows the designation ofthe Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) on Tuesday, a decisionmade under President Donald Trump’s administration. In parallel with thesemeasures, US diplomatic efforts have increased, with Secretary of State MarcoRubio urging Omani Foreign Minister Badr Al-Busaidi on Monday to address Houthiactivities in the Red Sea and surrounding maritime areas.
Sanctioned Houthi Leaders
According to the TreasuryDepartment, among the sanctioned individuals is Mohammed Abdul Salam, thegroup’s spokesperson and financial strategist, who the US says played a keyrole in securing weapons and funding from Russia. His associate, Isaac Abdul MalikAbdullah Al-Marwani, allegedly took part in Houthi delegations to Moscow toexpand diplomatic ties.
Mehdi Al-Mashat, chairman of theHouthi Supreme Political Council, is said to have worked on strengtheningrelations with Russia, while senior political leader Mohammed Ali Al-Houthireportedly engaged with Russian and Chinese officials on Red Sea shippingroutes.
Ali Mohammed Mohsen Saleh Al-Hadi,head of the Houthi-controlled Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Sanaa,allegedly used business entities to acquire military equipment.
Abdul Malik Abdullah MohammedAl-Ajri is reported to have joined political and military delegations to Moscowand Beijing, lobbying for Houthi-aligned financial institutions facinginternational restrictions. Meanwhile, Khalid Hussein Saleh Jaber is accused ofhandling financial transactions and arms negotiations with Russian officials,coordinating with Houthi finance chief Saeed Al-Jamal.
The final individual, Abdul WaliAbdo Hassan Al-Jabri, was identified as a Houthi military commander who,according to US authorities, used his company, Al-Jabri General Trading andInvestment, to recruit Yemeni civilians into Russian military units in Ukrainein exchange for financial compensation.
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