NEW DELHI: The Biden administration is poised to declare Houthi rebels as specially designated global terrorists, according to information disclosed by a US official to Reuters.
The United States military has conducted a sequence of attacks in Yemen targeting anti-ship ballistic missiles located in a region controlled by the Houthi rebels. This action comes in retaliation to the rebel group's assaults, which have caused disruptions to shipping in the Red Sea.
The Iran-allied Houthi militia has threatened to expand its attacks to include US ships in response to American and British strikes on its sites in Yemen.
On Friday, President Joe Biden labeled Yemen's Houthi forces as a "terrorist" group, following a series of air strikes conducted overnight by American and British warplanes, ships, and submarines across Yemen.
The Houthi militia movement has threatened a "strong and effective response".
(With agency inputs)
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