US Targets Houthi Revenue With New Sanctions

FILE - Houthi supporters hold their wehiapons during a demonstration outside the U.S. Embassy against the United States over its decision to designate the Houthis a foreign terrorist organization, in Sana'a, Yemen, Jan. 18, 2021.

The United States on Wednesday issued sanctions targeting two companies and two vessels that the Treasury Department said had facilitated commodities shipments on behalf of a network of an Iranian-backed Houthi financial facilitator.