CNN host Sarah Sidner reminded National Security Council Press Secretary John Kirby on Friday that President Joe Biden's administration rescinded the terrorist designation of the Houthi rebels.
US and British aircraft bomb multiple targets in Yemen after Iranian-backed rebels launched more than two dozen attacks on commercial ships, prompting ships to avoid the Red Sea. . Secretary of State Antony Blinken revoked the terrorist designation of the Houthi rebels in February 2021, saying the move was to alleviate the humanitarian crisis caused by the civil war between the rebels and the Saudi-backed Yemeni government. . (Related: Biden draws enthusiasm from fellow Democrats after US carries out attacks against foreign rebels)
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“We need to ask this question, because in February 2021, Secretary Blinken said in a statement that this decision was in recognition of the dire humanitarian situation in Yemen at the time, and that Because we rescinded the terrorist designation of the United States,” Sidner said. Kirby. “What do you think about this decision? Should it be reconsidered?”
“Obviously the humanitarian situation has not fully eased, so what I would like to say is that we are currently considering that designation,” Kirby responded. “We have not yet decided whether to cancel it or change it again, but I can tell you that we are seriously considering it.Again, the Houthis have a decision to make, and last night's We have been attacked and now we have to make the right decision.” (Related: Biden calls Houthis a terrorist group, even though he removed them from the list years ago)
In January 2021, CNN's State Department reporters joined with Blinken to ridicule Donald Trump's designation of the Houthis as a terrorist organization.
Has a reporter like Hansler ever apologized for being so wrong?
Will their activities have any impact?
Trump was right… https://t.co/uBmHBqKwAc
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The Trump administration designated Iranian-backed rebels a foreign terrorist organization in January 2021, Newsweek reported. report. The Trump administration supported the Saudi intervention against the Houthi rebels, and President Donald Trump vetoed a resolution ending support for Saudi involvement.
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