The action will result in stricter economic sanctions compared to those imposed by the Biden administration on the Iran-aligned group.

The assaults disrupted maritime commerce in the West Asia and continued despite repeated strikes on Houthi targets by the US and UK

The move by the Yemeni rebel group marks their latest effort to de-escalate their attacks following a ceasefire in Gaza.

President Donald Trump moved on Wednesday to re-designate the Iran-proxy Houthi militia as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, as he continues to undo the policies of former President Joe Biden.

President Trump issued an executive order Wednesday re-designating the Houthis as a foreign terror organization after the Biden administration scrapped the label in February 2021.

The United Nations has suspended all travel into areas held by Yemen’s Houthis after more of its staff were detained by the Iran-backed fighters. The statement on Friday came a day after the Houthis also detained individuals associated with the shuttered United States embassy in Sanaa, Yemen’s capital, and aid groups.

Yemen’s Houthi rebels unilaterally freed 153 war detainees Saturday, the International Committee of the Red Cross said, one of several overtures in recent days to ease tensions after the ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip.

WASHINGTON, Jan 22 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday re-designated Yemen's Houthi movement ... of his presidential term in 2021, Joe Biden had dropped Trump's terrorist ...

The United Nations on Friday suspended all travel into areas held by Yemen’s Houthi rebels after seven more of their staff were detained by the rebels.

The move will authorize harsher penalties on the Iran-backed group, which has attacked Israel and disrupted global shipping trade in the Red Sea for over a year.

WASHINGTON-US President Donald Trump on Jan 22 redesignated Yemen's Houthi movement ... At the start of his presidential term in 2021, Mr Joe Biden had dropped Mr Trump’s terrorist designations ...

Trump Designates Yemen's Houthis as a 'Foreign Terrorist Organization' By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday re-designated Yemen's Houthi movement ...