The rebel group has been attacking shipping lanes for over a year.
President Donald Trump signs numerous executive orders, including pardons for defendants from the January 6th riots and a delay on the TikTok ban, on the first day of his presidency in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2025.
If the Houthis are designated as an FTO at that point, the order instructs the U.S. Agency for International Development to work with the United Nations, nongovernmental organizations and contractors to identify partners in Yemen who have made payments to Houthi rebels or entities they control, criticized efforts to counter the Houthis or failed to document abuses committed by the group.
Rubio has previously voiced support for labeling the Houthis as a FTO and is expected to move forward with the designation. "A foreign terrorist organization designation ran the risk of having a deterrent effect on some of those aid groups continuing to provide aid -- worrying that they might be charged as providing material support to a terrorist organization," then-State Department spokesman Matthew Miller explained at the time.
On Wednesday, the Houthis also released the crew of a seized cargo ship, the Galaxy Leader, which it seized in November 2023. But the group's promises to limit attacks have done little to quell the concerns of global shipping companies, as the Houthis have often targeted ships with no connection to the conflict during its 15-month campaign -- even striking vessels destined for Iran, its chief financial and military backer.
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