Posted on 01/16/2024 7:29:09 PM PST by Red Badger
They have made headlines in recent months through a string of hijackings and rocket strikes that have forced American vessels to intercept projectile launches and prompted the administration to authorize strikes on their territory.
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The Biden administration will reportedly announce plans to redeclare the Yemen-based Houthi militants a Designated Foreign Terrorist Organization amid their ongoing harassment of Red Sea shipping, according to the Associated Press, which attributed the claim to "two people familiar with the White House decision and a U.S. official."
The Houthis control a large swath of Yemeni territory along the Red Sea coast and are on of the three main factions in the ongoing Yemeni Civil War.
They have made headlines in recent months through a string of hijackings and rocket strikes that have forced American vessels to intercept projectile launches and prompted the administration to authorize strikes on their territory.
Reports emerged in December that the White House was mulling such a move. It previously delisted the Houthis in 2021, barely a month into Biden's term.
The report comes as U.S. and UK forces have conducted strikes against Houthi territory throughout the past few days.
U.S. national security advisor Jake Sullivan in December warned that Washington would respond to the Houthi aggression, saying "[w]e have made clear that the entire world needs to step up together — not the U.S. alone, but all of us working together — to deal with this — this emerging challenge that the — that the Houthis present, backed by Iran."
"We are going to take appropriate action in consultation with others, and we will do so at a time and place of our choosing," he continued.
Ben Whedon is an editor and reporter for Just the News. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter.
The Houthis have essentially declared war on the entire planet. They should be wiped off the face of the Earth . Like pirates once were.
After the tools removed their terrorist status, now they want to add it again. What a bunch of flipping morons.
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No kidding. Biden immediately undid all things Trump, now has to redo what he undid. Flipping moron doesn’t begin to describe it.
His speech was a beauty🎙️📄💎
He put down the darn houthis👿👿
It was only his duty
We can now shake our booties.🎵🎤🎹🎺🎺🎷🎷🎸🎸🥁
Genius.
The real question is, why did Biden remove them in the first place?
Did biden clear that with Jarrett?
To please Iran......................
Right below MAGA Republicans and pro lifers.
When ???
When Iran gives him permission...................
Hey Joe, I realize you’re sort of busy, but have you given any thought yet to your Southern border? Just checking.
The Hooties? Aren’t they those cute girls in tight T-shirts? Why are they terrorists? — said the average Democrat voter.
Hey Joe, are you sure this time?
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