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&nbsp;Tuesday, Sep 13th 2022|The Biden administration will reverse President Trump's decision to designate the Iranian-backed Houthi militia group in Yemen as a 'terrorist organization'.&nbsp;&nbsp;The move was confirmed by a State Department official on Friday - one day after President Biden also declared a halt to U.S. support for the Saudi Arabia-led military campaign in Yemen.&nbsp;The ongoing civil war in the Middle Eastern country is widely seen as a proxy conflict between Saudi Arabia and Iran.Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blacklisted the Houthis on January 19 - just 24 hours before Biden took office.&nbsp;At the time, reported that 'Trump administration officials denied that they were complicating the peace efforts for ­President-elect Joe Biden'. An official told The Post that the Trump administration decision was based on the fact that the Houthis had 'involvement in terrorist activities, including a missile attack on a Saudi airport in 2019 and another on a Saudi oil distribution station in 2020.'The slogan of the Houthi movement is 'Allah is Greater, Death to America, Death to Israel, Curse on the Jews, Victory to Islam'.&nbsp;Pompeo stated last year that the Trump administration 'simply recognized reality,' by designating the group as terrorists.&nbsp;'The Houthi forces are terrorists, underwritten by the theocracy, the kleptocracy that runs the Islamic Republic of Iran. That regime is funding a missile program, funding capabilities inside of Yemen that put Europe at risk and put the Middle East at risk,' he stated.&nbsp;However, experts warned that the Trump administration's designation 'could complicate UN-brokered peace talks between the Iran-aligned Houthis and the Saudi-backed government in Yemen'.President Trump had been a vocal critic of Iran, and accused Democrats of being too soft on the Middle Eastern power and their various allies.&nbsp; The war in Yemen has been stretching on for six years, with nearly a quarter-million people dying due to starvation and a lack of medical care.&nbsp;&nbsp;The UN describes Yemen as the world's biggest humanitarian crisis, with 80 percent of its people in need.&nbsp;On Friday, a State Department official stressed that the decision for the Biden administration to reverse the designation does not reflect the U.S. view of the Houthis and their 'reprehensible conduct'.'Our action is due entirely to the humanitarian consequences of this last-minute designation from the prior administration, which the United Nations and humanitarian organizations have since made clear would accelerate the world´s worst humanitarian crisis,' the official said.They added that new Secretary of State Anthony Blinken conducted a 'comprehensive review' of the case.&nbsp;&nbsp; President Barack Obama began support for Saudi side in the Yemeni conflict, before President Donald Trump ramped it up.However, Biden has now announced he is&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'Today he will announce an end to American support for offensive operations in Yemen,' said National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan at the White House press briefing on Thursday.&nbsp;The move would fulfill a campaign pledge by Biden, whose administration plans to pursue diplomacy to end the overall conflict in Yemen.&nbsp;Saudi Arabia began the offensive in 2014 to counter a Yemeni Houthi faction that had seized territory in Yemen and was launching cross-border missiles at Saudi Arabia.A Saudi-led air campaign since then has killed numerous civilians, and survivors display fragments showing the bombs to be American-made.&nbsp;Share what you thinkThe comments below have been moderated in advance.The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline.We are no longer accepting comments on this article.Published by Associated Newspapers LtdPart of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday &amp; Metro Media Group&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

&nbsp;Tuesday, Sep 13th 2022|The Biden administration will reverse President Trump's decision to designate the Iranian-backed Houthi militia group in Yemen as a 'terrorist organization'.&nbsp;&nbsp;The move was confirmed by a State Department official on Friday - one day after President Biden also declared a halt to U.S. support for the Saudi Arabia-led military campaign in Yemen.&nbsp;The ongoing civil war in the Middle Eastern country is widely seen as a proxy conflict between Saudi Arabia and Iran.Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blacklisted the Houthis on January 19 - just 24...

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