{"id":2149750,"date":"2024-01-15T18:06:03","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T23:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-now-labels-houthis-as-terrorists-after-reversing-trumps-foreign-terrorist-group-designation\/"},"modified":"2024-01-15T18:08:21","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T23:08:21","slug":"biden-now-labels-houthis-as-terrorists-after-reversing-trumps-foreign-terrorist-group-designation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-now-labels-houthis-as-terrorists-after-reversing-trumps-foreign-terrorist-group-designation\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden now designates Houthis as &#8216;terrorists&#8217; after reversing Trump&#8217;s label"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-now-labels-houthis-as-terrorists-after-reversing-trumps-foreign-terrorist-group-designation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2149750&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This handout screen grab captured from a video shows Yemen\u2019s Houthi fighters\u2019 takeover of\u200b the Galaxy Leader Cargo in the Red \u200dSea coast off Hudaydah,\u2063 on November\u2062 20, 2023 in the Red Sea, Yemen. (Photo by Houthi Movement via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/elizabeth-volberding\">Elizabeth Volberding<br \/><\/a>3:00 PM \u200d\u2013 Monday, January 15, 2024<\/h2>\n<p>United States President\u200d Joe Biden declared\u2063 that Yemen\u2019s Houthi rebels are indeed a \u201cterrorist\u201d group\u2063 following a\u200d series of airstrikes carried \u200bout by American and British forces in Yemen.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Last Friday, President\u200c Biden acknowledged that the Iran-backed Houthis are a &#8220;terrorist&#8221;\u200c organization, reversing the previous administration&#8217;s decision to remove their\u2062 terrorist \u200ddesignation.<\/p>\n<p>A reporter asked Biden if he would classify the \u2063Houthis as a &#8220;terrorist&#8221;\u200c group.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cAre you willing to call \u200dthe Houthis \u200ca terrorist group, sir?\u201d the reporter asked.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>In response, the president \u2063said,\u2063 \u201cI think they are.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In February 2021, Biden revoked the terrorist designation, arguing\u200d that it \u2064would hinder negotiations and harm civilians in Yemen. However, former Trump Pentagon \u2063Chief of Staff Kash Patel emphasized the importance of labeling the Houthis as\u2063 terrorists to cut off their funding and prevent further attacks.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cSo you shut them down financially and you are able [to] \u200d target\u200c them as terrorists. And then if they\u200c meet the threshold, you\u2019re\u200b able\u2062 to take out their\u2063 leadership\u2064 \u2014 people who are actually \u200cterrorists,\u201d Patel said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWhen you remove the \u200ddesignation,\u200b like the Biden administration\u200d did,\u200d you allow \u200dthem access to \u2062the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fed-inches-closer-to-developing-central-bank-digital-currency\/\" title=\"Fed Inches Closer to Developing Central Bank Digital Currency\">global banking system<\/a>, you\u2062 allow them to \u2064travel freely, you allow them to engage in business with our allies,\u201d he added. \u201cSo\u200d you allow them to get money, get funded. You\u200b allow Iran to pay them, and we don\u2019t have a recourse. Since they\u2019re not a \u2063designated terrorist \u2063organization, \u200boperationally\u2064 and intelligence-wise, they\u2019re not\u200c a priority \u200cto \u200ctake out, they\u2019re \u200dnot a priority for intelligence collection purposes.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u26a1 \u2062NEW \u2064\u2013 US president Biden called Houthis terrorists, does not rule out further air strikes<\/p>\n<p>Reporter: \u201cThe \u2063bombing of the Houthis \u2014 if the attacks don&#8217;t stop, \u2063will you continue with the strikes?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>President\u200b Biden: \u201cWe \u2062will make sure that we respond to the Houthis as \u2063they\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dJTPg6njGy\">pic.twitter.com\/dJTPg6njGy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Noble\u200c Traces (@NobleTraces) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NobleTraces\/status\/1746114807483273272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, \u200c2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The\u2062 Houthis have been relentlessly attacking international commercial warships and U.S. military targets in the Red Sea, firing missiles and deploying drones. \u2064In response, Biden ordered strikes against \u2064their\u2062 targets and pledged further action if necessary, with over 150\u2063 weapons fired at 16 different locations,\u200b according to the Pentagon.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062Houthis reported five deaths and \u2064six severe injuries as a result of the\u2062 strikes.<\/p>\n<p>When asked if the U.S.\u2062 will continue to retaliate\u200b if the Houthi attacks persist,\u200c Biden stated, \u201cWe will make sure that we \u200brespond to the Houthis if they continue this outrageous behavior, along with our \u2062allies.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Following a spate of attacks by the Houthis, Joe Biden\u2019s \u2063decision to remove the Houthis from the \u200cterrorist list should \u2063come under more\u200c scrutiny. <\/p>\n<p>We need to re-designate them as a terrorist organization.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MXkMNco6Ie\">https:\/\/t.co\/MXkMNco6Ie<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senator Eric Schmitt (@SenEricSchmitt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenEricSchmitt\/status\/1737161922330476978?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19,\u200c 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>During the conversation, another reporter asked Biden about the timing of designating\u2064 the Houthis as &#8220;terrorists.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>The reporter asked, \u201cHow soon are you willing to designate them\u2062 as \u200dsuch?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Biden responded\u200d by stating that \u200bit was \u200d&#8221;irrelevant.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s irrelevant \u2063whether they\u2019re designated. We\u2019ve put together a group of nations that are going to say that if they continue to act and behave as \u2064they do, we\u2019ll respond,\u201d the president said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive\u200d breaking news\u2064 blasts directly to \u200dyour inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Wisconsin Representative Derrick Van\u200d Orden visits the Hawkeye State\u2063 to show \u200chis \u200dunwavering support \u2064for Donald Trump\u200b ahead of the Iowa \u2063caucus.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>State \u200cRepresentative Brooke Boden expresses her\u2064 district&#8217;s readiness to back Trump during\u200b the Iowa\u2062 caucus.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>President Trump rallies support in the \u2064Hawkeye\u2062 State \u200dbefore the caucuses, receiving an \u2063endorsement from a former rival.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Two individuals are arrested in connection with\u200b a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/1989-cold-case-turned-murder-investigation\/\" title=\"1989 Cold Case Now a Murder Probe\">1989 cold case involving<\/a> the murder of\u2063 a five-year-old boy. \u200bOne America\u2019s Katie\u200d Smith has the\u200c story.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Google faces a federal jury trial in Boston over allegations that its processors infringe\u200c on a computer scientist&#8217;s patents.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>OpenAI and \u200dMicrosoft are sued in \u2064Manhattan federal court by two\u2062 nonfiction authors who claim their work was misused\u200b to train AI\u200c models.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>SpaceX\u2063 files a lawsuit against a U.S. labor board to block allegations of illegal\u2062 employee terminations, calling CEO\u200b Elon Musk &#8220;a distraction and embarrassment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>ChatGPT \u2063gains popularity\u200b even before 2023, becoming a household name.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> \u200b How does the\u2063 change in designation reflect the \u200dBiden administration&#8217;s approach towards addressing the threat posed by the \u2062Houthi\u200b rebels, \u2063and \u200cwhat are the potential implications for the United States&#8217;\u2062 relationship with Yemen<\/h2>\n<p><span>  United States President Joe Biden\u2062 has declared Yemen&#8217;s Houthi rebels as a &#8220;terrorist&#8221; \u2063group following a series of airstrikes \u200bconducted by American and British forces in Yemen. This declaration reverses the previous \u2064administration&#8217;s decision to remove their \u2064terrorist \u200ddesignation.<\/p>\n<p>In February 2021, \u200cPresident Biden \u2062revoked the terrorist designation, stating that \u2064it would hinder \u200cnegotiations\u200d and harm civilians in Yemen. However, the former Trump Pentagon Chief of Staff Kash Patel highlighted the importance\u2063 of labeling \u2063the \u2063Houthis as terrorists \u2062to cut off their funding and prevent further \u200dattacks.<\/p>\n<p>By\u2062 removing the terrorist designation, the Biden administration allowed the\u2063 Houthis access to the global banking system, \u200dfreedom of\u2063 travel, and the ability \u2062to engage in business with \u200ballies. This, in turn, enables them to acquire \u2063funding and \u2064support from Iran,\u200d without \u2064any recourse\u2063 or \u2062priority for intelligence collection purposes.<\/p>\n<p>The Houthis have been \u2064resorting to relentless attacks on international commercial\u2062 warships \u2063and U.S. \u2062military targets\u200c in the Red\u2062 Sea. \u2062They \u2062have \u2063been firing missiles and deploying drones, prompting the \u2063Biden administration \u2064to\u200b order strikes against their targets. Over\u2062 150 weapons were fired at 16 \u2062different\u2063 locations, resulting\u200c in five deaths and six severe injuries reported by the \u2063Houthis.<\/p>\n<p>When questioned about the U.S.&#8217;s intentions to retaliate \u200dif Houthi attacks persist, President Biden affirmed that\u200b they \u2064would respond\u200d to\u2064 their outrageous\u200d behavior in collaboration\u200d with\u200d allies.<\/p>\n<p>The timing of designating \u200bthe Houthis as terrorists\u200b was questioned by reporters during a conversation with President Biden. \u2063However, he deemed it irrelevant, emphasizing that a group of nations \u200bhas come together to address\u2064 the Houthi&#8217;s actions and respond accordingly.<\/p>\n<p>It is evident that\u200b the change in designation signifies a shift in approach towards the Houthis and their actions. \u200cThe Biden administration recognizes the threat\u2062 posed by the group\u200d and their involvement in attacks, thus altering their \u2062stance\u200c to tackle the \u2064issue effectively. \u2064Moving forward,\u2063 it remains\u200c to be seen how this declaration will shape the dynamics between the United\u200b States and Yemen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On November 20, 2023, Houthi fighters seized the Galaxy Leader Cargo off Hudaydah, Yemen&#8217;s Red Sea coast. A screen grab from a video shows this takeover. The photo, taken by the Houthi Movement, was captured by OAN&#8217;s Elizabeth Volberding. President Joe of the United States, on Monday, January 15, 2024, reported this incident<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2368,"featured_media":2149751,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[542],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2149750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oann"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2149750","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2368"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2149750"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2149750\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2149751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2149750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2149750"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2149750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}