U.S. to Revoke Terrorist Designations on Yemen’s Houthis

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By Nick Wadhams

February 6, 2021 at 5:03 AM UTC

Updated on

February 6, 2021 at 7:55 PM UTC

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The U.S. plans to revoke terrorist designations on Yemen’s Houthi rebels put in place near the end of the Trump administration, according to the State Department.

President Joe Biden has been reversing and halting many of the foreign policy initiatives of former President Donald Trump. With the United Nations citing a risk of famine in Yemen, the State Department said the terrorist designations were being revoked for humanitarian reasons.