US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the Houthis have “led a brutal campaign that has killed many people, continues to destabilise the region and denies Yemenis a peaceful solution to the conflict in their country”. Photo: AP US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the Houthis have “led a brutal campaign that has killed many people, continues to destabilise the region and denies Yemenis a peaceful solution to the conflict in their country”. Photo: AP
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the Houthis have “led a brutal campaign that has killed many people, continues to destabilise the region and denies Yemenis a peaceful solution to the conflict in their country”. Photo: AP

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US designates Yemen’s Iran-linked Houthi rebels as terrorists

  • US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s last-minute move is in defiance of aid groups who fear it will worsen a humanitarian crisis
  • His action could complicate Joe Biden’s promised efforts to restart diplomacy with Iran and to reassess the US alliance with Saudi Arabia

Topic |   Yemen
Agence France-Presse
Agence France-Presse

Updated: 7:49pm, 11 Jan, 2021

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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the Houthis have “led a brutal campaign that has killed many people, continues to destabilise the region and denies Yemenis a peaceful solution to the conflict in their country”. Photo: AP US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the Houthis have “led a brutal campaign that has killed many people, continues to destabilise the region and denies Yemenis a peaceful solution to the conflict in their country”. Photo: AP
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the Houthis have “led a brutal campaign that has killed many people, continues to destabilise the region and denies Yemenis a peaceful solution to the conflict in their country”. Photo: AP
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