After taking office in 2021, Joe Biden removed the Houthi rebels in Yemen from our list of designated terrorist groups. This curious decision was only one of many gifts that Biden proceeded to shower on Iran, which backs and finances the Houthis. Sanctions on the rebels were lifted as well. Since then they have continued with their usual terrorist practices, ousting the government of Yemen from the capital and launching missile attacks on Western interests, including both Israeli and American targets recently. This week Republican senators are moving to redesignate the Houthis as terrorists and reapply the former sanctions. But will Joe Biden and the Senate Democrats actually come up with an excuse to oppose this obviously correct designation? (Free Beacon)
Senate Republicans are moving on legislation that would redesignate the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen as a terrorist organization, citing the group’s weekend missile attacks on a U.S. warship as an alarming escalation, the Washington Free Beacon has learned.
The legislation—led by Sen. Ted Cruz (R., Texas) and six Republican colleagues—will be introduced this week and will reapply all sanctions on the…
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