The US State Department has designated Yemen’s Ansarullah resistance movement as a “Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO),” fulfilling one of President Donald Trump’s first promises upon taking office in January, Press TV reported.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Tuesday that the department had restored the designation, noting that Ansarullah’s activities “threaten the security of American civilians and personnel” in West Asia, as well as the safety of Washington’s closest regional partners, and the stability of global maritime trade.
He said Washington “will not tolerate any country engaging with terrorist organizations” like Ansarullah in the name of practicing legitimate international business.
Tuesday’s action by the US State Department is taken pursuant to Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended.
FTO designations go into effect upon publication in the Federal Register.
In January, Donald Trump officially designated Ansarullah as a terrorist organization, threatening to mobilize its regional proxies against Yemen in an attempt to pressure the Yemeni people to abandon their support for Gaza.
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