Major General Muhammad Nasser al-Atifi, defence minister of the administration of Yemen's Houthi rebels in control of the capital Sanaa, attends an official parade commemorating the eighth anniversary of the Houthi takeover of Sanaa on September 20, 2022.
Britain and the United States on Thursday said they had sanctioned four senior Houthi officials for their roles in supporting or directing attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea.
The Houthi attacks have disrupted global shipping and stoked fears of global inflation.
They have also deepened concern that fallout from the Israel-Hamas war could destabilize the Middle East.
Those sanctioned were Houthi Defense Minister Mohamed Nasser al-Atifi, Commander of Houthi Naval Forces Muhammad Fadl Abd Al-Nabi, coastal defense forces chief Muhammad Ali al-Qadiri and Muhammed Ahmad al-Talibi, who the two governments described as the Houthi forces director of procurement.
Persons:
General Muhammad Nasser al, Yemen's, Mohamed Nasser al, Muhammad Fadl Abd Al, Muhammad Ali al, Muhammed Ahmad al
Organizations:
Houthi, Houthi Naval
Locations:
Sanaa, Britain, United States, Red, Israel, Nabi