A Pact Between Al-Shabab and the Houthis Threatens Red Sea Shipping

Treasury targets Houthi oil revenue, building on US sanctions against the group

In late June, the US Treasury Department sanctioned the largest group of Houthi-connected entities, individuals, and vessels so far. The action targets oil importations and sales, which are a key revenue source for the Yemeni terrorist group. It is the latest move to limit the Houthis’ finances since the Trump administration re-designated them as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) on March 4.

A Pact Between Al-Shabab and the Houthis Threatens Red Sea Shipping

On a warm April day on Yemen’s western coast, a barrage of 14 U.S. airstrikes rained down on the Ras Isa oil terminal, killing at least 80 people and wounding scores more. The U.S. campaign had come to a head after more than a year of bombardment in response to Houthi militants’ offensive against vessels transiting the Red Sea, which they claimed was in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. Human rights groups called the U.S. attack an apparent …