Obama Said to Approve Order to Boost Yemeni Political Transition
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President Barack Obama will sign an executive order authorizing the Treasury Department to freeze U.S. assets of people and entities working against a political transition in Yemen, according to a White House official.
The order to be signed today will give the Treasury Department, in consultation with the State Department, authority to take action against those deemed by the U.S. to pose a threat to Yemen’s security, stability or peace, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity before the announcement. The official declined to release the text of the order last night.