The strikes were launched from the Red Sea and hit more than a dozen sites, the officials said.
The sanctions that come with the formal designation are meant to sever violent extremist groups from their sources of financing.
Despite the sanctions and military strikes, including a large-scale operation Friday carried out by U.S. and British warships and warplanes that hit more than 60 targets across Yemen, the Houthis are continuing their harassment campaign of commercial and military ships.
On Thursday a U.S. raid on a dhow intercepted ballistic missile parts the U.S. said Iran was shipping to Yemen.
In response Tuesday, the U.S. struck four anti-ship ballistic missiles that were prepared to launch and presented an imminent threat to merchant and U.S. Navy ships in the region.
Persons:
Pat Ryder, ” Ryder, Aamer Madhani, Ellen Knickmeyer
Organizations:
WASHINGTON, Houthi, Marshall, U.S ., U.S . Navy, Pentagon, Associated Press
Locations:
Yemen, Israel, Dhamar, U.S, Picardy, Gulf, Aden, Iran, Malta, Washington