拜登政府计划将也门重新列入清单胡塞叛军据一名熟悉该决定的官员称，作为一个全球恐怖组织，以应对武装分子对红海和亚丁湾商业航运的袭击。
2021年1月，这个伊朗支持的组织被列为恐怖组织——此举引起了人道主义组织的广泛关注，他们担心伴随这一列名而来的限制将使向也门贫困平民提供援助变得几乎不可能。
乔·拜登总统上任后迅速将胡塞人除名，作为其政府结束也门持续内战的外交努力的一部分。
几周来，美国政府一直在考虑重新实施这一指定，但一些参与决策的官员不太情愿，因为这可能会中断人道主义援助和和平谈判。这位官员表示，这些优先事项将得到保障。然而，只有时间才能证明他们能否找到有效的解决办法。
当被问及这个话题时，拜登最近刷掉了“无关紧要”的标签。
“他们是否被指定无关紧要，”拜登周五告诉记者，当被问及他多久会将胡塞人指定为恐怖组织时，他在当天早些时候表示，他相信胡塞人就是恐怖组织。
这一可能的认定发生在胡塞武装袭击红海船只之后哈马斯10月7日的突然恐怖袭击在以色列问题上已经激怒了商业航运，并有可能使中东紧张局势危险地升级。作为回应，美国进行了空袭据美国中央司令部称，重点打击胡塞武装目标。
US plans to relist Houthis as a global terror group
The Biden administration plans to relist Yemen'sHouthi rebelsas a global terrorist group in response to the militants' attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, according to an official familiar with the decision.
The Iranian-backed group was designated as a terrorist organization in January of 2021—a move that was met with widespread concern from humanitarian groups, who feared that the restrictions that accompany the designation would make it nearly impossible to provide aid to Yemen's impoverished civilians.
Tribal supporters of Yemen's Houthis wave a Palestinian flag and hold up their firearms during a protest on recent U.S.-led strikes on Houthi targets, near Sanaa, Yemen, Jan. 14, 2024.
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President Joe Biden quickly delisted the Houthis when he entered office as part of his administration's diplomatic push to end Yemen's ongoing civil war.
The administration has been considering reimposing the designation for weeks, but some officials involved in the decision making were reluctant because of possible disruptions to humanitarian assistance and peace talks. The official says these priorities will be safeguarded. However, only time will tell if they can create effective workarounds.
When asked about this topic, Biden recently brushed the label off as "irrelevant."
"It's irrelevant whether their designated," Biden told reporters on Friday when asked how soon he would designate the Houthis as a terrorist organization after he said earlier in the day said he believed that's what they were.
The possible designation comes as the Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea followingHamas' Oct. 7 surprise terror attackon Israel have riled commercial shipping and threatened to dangerously escalate heightened tensions in the Middle East. In response, the U.S. has carried outairstrikesfocused Houthi targets, according to U.S. Central Command.
