US sanctions network funding Yemen’s Houthis, IRGC-QF

The US on Wednesday announced sanctions on an international network funding the Iran-backed Houthis, which the Treasury Department said was run by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps-Quds Force (IRGC-QF) and Houthi financier, Sa’id al-Jamal.

“Despite pleas to negotiate an end to this devastating conflict, Houthi leaders continue to launch missile and unmanned aerial vehicle attacks against Yemen’s neighbors, killing innocent civilians, while millions of Yemeni civilians remain displaced and hungry,” Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian Nelson said.

“The United States continues to work with our regional allies to act decisively against those who would seek to prolong this war for their own ambitions. Houthi leaders must cease their campaign of violence and negotiate in good faith to end the conflict,” Nelson said.

The Treasury Department said the latest move was taken “in close coordination and collaboration with regional Gulf partners.”