US and British authorities on Tuesday imposed sanctions on several individuals and entities linked to the Houthis, including the deputy commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force and an Iranian company linked to funding Yemen’s rebels.
The US Treasury Department, in cooperation with the British government, took action against Quds Force deputy commander Mohammed Reza Falahzadeh, as well as Ibrahim al-Nashiri, a Houthi member who provided “significant military support” to the Yemen group, according to authorities in both countries on Tuesday.
The new sanctions affect several units of the Quds Force, which also affect Artura, which is linked to Hong Kong-based Cap Tees Shipping and is allegedly involved in transferring goods for onward sale to the Houthis. rebels and Iranian revolutionary guards.
Mohammed Reza Falahzadeh and Al-Nashiri are named in the sanctions for their direct or indirect roles on behalf of the Houthis, according to the statement, to dictate the Yemeni group’s media.
“The proceeds generated by these illicit networks enable the Houthis to conduct activities including numerous terrorist attacks in the region using drones and missiles,” the US Treasury said.
The organization says the measure is consistent with the “recent designation by the State Department,” which designated the Houthis as a terrorist organization as a result of “persistent attacks on international maritime commerce in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.”
In this sense, the US government clarified that this action demonstrates its “resolve in combating the efforts of the Quds Force and the Houthis to evade US sanctions and finance new attacks in the region.”
“While the Houthis continually threaten the security of peaceful international trade, the United States and the United Kingdom will continue to disrupt the funding flows that enable these destabilizing activities,” Treasury Undersecretary for Counterterrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian Nelson said, as quoted in the document. statement
The British government, for its part, also indicated in its statement that the sanctions are aimed at “those who support or facilitate the activities of the Houthis in the Middle East and the Red Sea.” “We warn that we will not hesitate to act to protect regional stability and maritime security” in the region, he said.
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said the Iranian-backed Houthi attacks were “unacceptable, unlawful and a threat to innocent lives and freedom of navigation.”
“As I have already made clear to Iran’s Foreign Minister, the regime bears full responsibility for these attacks due to the extensive military support it has provided to the Houthis. All those who seek to undermine regional stability should know that the UK, together with its allies, will not hesitate to act,” he said.
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