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Trump redesignates Houthis as Foreign Terrorist Organization

The move gives Trump more tools to go after the Iran-backed Yemeni terror group

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Houthis brandish a mock missile during a demonstration held against Israel and the U.S. on December 20, 2024, in Sana'a, Yemen.

President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Wednesday designating Yemen’s Houthi rebels as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO), reversing a Biden-era policy that had removed the group from the State Department’s list of global terror groups. 

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