Overview
- The Treasury and State Departments designated 11 individuals and 21 entities and identified four vessels as blocked property tied to Houthi operations.
- Targets include petroleum smuggling networks, Houthi-linked shipping firms, and China-based companies moving military‑grade components.
- Officials said the network helps acquire ballistic and cruise missiles and drone parts used in attacks on commercial and U.S. military vessels in the Red Sea.
- Those sanctioned are located across Yemen, China, the United Arab Emirates, and the Marshall Islands.
- The action follows a surge in regional violence, with Israeli strikes in Yemen reported to have killed dozens in recent days.