UK and US Sanction Senior Houthis Over Red Sea Shipping Attacks

FILE - An aircraft takes off from USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) during Red Sea flight operations, Jan. 22, 2024. U.S. and British militaries bombed multiple targets used by the Houthis in Yemen.

Britain and the United States on Thursday said they had sanctioned four senior Houthi officials for their roles in supporting or directing attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea.