US imposes more sanctions on Yemen’s Houthis amid escalation with Israel
Al Jazeera
US penalties target Sanaa central bank governor, as Houthis say they are undeterred by US and Israeli attacks.
Washington, DC – The United States has imposed new sanctions targeting the Houthis as the Yemeni group continues to trade attacks with Israel amid the war on Gaza.
The US Department of the Treasury announced penalties on Thursday on Hashem al-Madani, the governor of the central bank in Houthi-controlled Sanaa, and several Houthi officials and associated companies, accusing them of helping the group acquire “dual-use and weapons components”.
The US Treasury described al-Madani as the “primary overseer of funds sent to the Houthis” by the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Yemen has two competing central banks, one in the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa that serves areas of the country controlled by the rebel group, and another in Aden for the areas of the country controlled by the internationally recognised government and other anti-Houthi groups.
Treasury official Bradley Smith said the sanctions aim to disrupt Houthi efforts to “secure additional revenue”.
