In 2021, President Joe Biden’s administration removed the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen from the terrorist organization list.
In January 2022, the administration began “mulling” the possibility of listing the Houthis as a terrorist organization again.
Now, the Houthis are attacking ships in the Red Sea. U.S. warships have deflected Houthi drone attacks in the Red Sea.
Does the administration regret removing the Houthis from the terrorist organization list?
[Reporter: Does the president have any regret over de-listing the Houthis as a terror organization?]KIRBY: “I’ve already said that we are going to review that decision. We are. I’ve said it — I said it a couple of weeks ago that we were going to take a look at that decision and we still are.”
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