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The administration of President Joe Biden has announced the return of the Houthi rebels to the list of terrorist organizations, following attacks on cargo ships in the Red Sea.
Attacks by Houthi rebels have disrupted shipping in the Red Sea, prompting a response from the United States and Britain.
Iran-allied Houthi militias have threatened to expand attacks in the Red Sea, including on US ships, in response to US and British attacks on their positions in Yemen.
While the US military has carried out a series of attacks in Yemen, targeting the areas controlled by the Houthi rebels, where the ballistic missile launch systems are stationed, which have attacked commercial ships in the Red Sea.
Houthi rebels say the attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea were carried out in response to Israel's assault on the Gaza Strip, which has killed thousands of Palestinians and sparked a humanitarian crisis.
The October 7 attack by Hamas in Israel, which killed 1,200 people and took 240 hostages, prompted a strong military response from Israel.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken removed the Houthi group from the list of terrorist organizations in February 2021 to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid to Yemen.
US President Joe Biden on Friday called Yemen's Houthi forces a "terrorist" group after US and British warplanes, ships and submarines carried out dozens of airstrikes across Yemen. Leaders of the Houthi group have threatened a "strong and effective response".
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