UK sanctions backers of Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping
by Sophie Wingate
Feb 27, 2024
2 minutes
The deputy commander of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and a Houthi minister have been sanctioned by the UK and US for enabling Yemen’s militant group.
The Iran-backed rebels have been responsible for attacks on international commercial shipping in the Red Sea.
In announcing the said Tehran’s regime bears responsibility for the assaults because of the “extensive military support” it has provided to the Houthis.
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