Counter Extremism Project: U.S. Reportedly Planning to Designate Iran-Backed Houthis as Terrorist Group
November 19, 2020
November 19, 2020
NEW YORK, Nov. 19 -- The Counter Extremism Project issued the following news release:
The U.S. State Department is reportedly planning on designating the Yemen-based Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO). The renewed focus on designating the Iran-backed group follows a terrorism and intelligence review deliberated by the State Department in September. If imposed, the FTO designation would sanction the Houthis, prohibit any U.S. contact with the group, and isolate them fi . . .
The U.S. State Department is reportedly planning on designating the Yemen-based Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO). The renewed focus on designating the Iran-backed group follows a terrorism and intelligence review deliberated by the State Department in September. If imposed, the FTO designation would sanction the Houthis, prohibit any U.S. contact with the group, and isolate them fi . . .