Biden Admin Refuses to Restore Iran-Backed Houthis' Terrorist Designation

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : "We'll allow you to conduct terrorism wherever you want; we'll allow you to trade wherever you want; we'll allow you to buy weapons from Russia and China, and sell them to the Houthis in Yemen, to Hezbollah and Hamas - wherever you want," he said of Biden's posture toward Tehran in an April interview.
43% : In January of this year, a coalition of human rights groups published a report that documented the Houthis are still using child soldiers, despite explicit promises to the United Nations to discontinue the odious practice.
33% : The truce Tsukerman referred to was brokered by the United Nations in April, after the Houthis launched a major offensive against the legitimate Yemeni government.
31% : "We have listened to warnings from the United Nations, humanitarian groups, and bipartisan members of Congress, among others, that the designations could have a devastating impact on Yemenis' access to basic commodities like food and fuel," Blinken said in February 2021.
30% : The Houthi takeover unleashed what is arguably the worst humanitarian crisis in the world, including huge numbers of displaced people suffering from starvation and disease.
29% : The vicious Houthi insurgency received heavy political, financial, and military support from Iran, the world's worst sponsor of international terrorism.
16% :Noronha, a persistent critic of the Iran nuclear deal, has suggested another reason for the Biden administration's indulgence of Houthi terrorism is Biden's desire to please Iran and revive the deal.

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