The U.S. has imposed sanctions on a Russia-based network working to procure weapons and commodities, including stolen Ukrainian grain, for Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis, the Treasury Department said.
The Houthis are an armed movement that has taken control of the most populous parts of Yemen.
The operatives, who included two Russia-based Afghan brothers, Hushang and Sohrab Ghairat, helped senior Houthi official Sa’id al-Jamal, procure tens of millions of dollars of commodities from Russia for shipment to Houthi-controlled Yemen, the U.S. Treasury said on Wednesday.
The goods included weapons, as well as stolen Ukrainian grain, the department said in a statement. Russia has stolen millions of tons of grain from the territory it occupied following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, The Kyiv Independent reported.
“The Houthis remain reliant on Sa’id al-Jamal and his network to procure critical goods to supply the group’s terrorist war machine,” said Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. “Today’s action underscores our commitment to degrading the Houthis’ ability to threaten the region through their destabilizing activities.”
Earlier on Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump said that attacks on the Iran-backed Houthis will continue until they are no longer a threat to freedom of navigation.
The operatives, who included two Russia-based Afghan brothers, Hushang and Sohrab Ghairat, helped senior Houthi official Sa’id al-Jamal, procure tens of millions of dollars of commodities from Russia for shipment to Houthi-controlled Yemen, the U.S. Treasury said on Wednesday.
The goods included weapons, as well as stolen Ukrainian grain, the department said in a statement. Russia has stolen millions of tons of grain from the territory it occupied following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, The Kyiv Independent reported.
“The Houthis remain reliant on Sa’id al-Jamal and his network to procure critical goods to supply the group’s terrorist war machine,” said Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. “Today’s action underscores our commitment to degrading the Houthis’ ability to threaten the region through their destabilizing activities.”
Earlier on Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump said that attacks on the Iran-backed Houthis will continue until they are no longer a threat to freedom of navigation.
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