US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order designating Yemen’s Houthi movement, or Ansar Allah, as a foreign terrorist organization.
The White House says the Houthi rebels’ activities threaten not only the safety of US citizens and the country’s regional allies in the Middle East, but also the stability of global shipping. The Houthi rebels have carried out drone and missile strikes against cargo shipping in the Red Sea since the Gaza war broke out.