Name: U.S. to drop Houthi terrorist designation due to Yemen crisis
Uploaded: 2021-02-06T18:47:01.000Z
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three United States confirmed on Friday that it plans to drop the Houthi Movements terrorist designation in response to Yemen's humanitarian crisis.

The move reverses one of Trump administration's most criticized last minute decisions.

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It also came a day after President Joe Biden declared a halt to US support for the Saudi Arabia led military campaign in Yemen, which is widely seen as a proxy conflict between Saudi Arabia and Iran.

A Houthi official, Mohammed Ali al Houthi, told media on Saturday that the group had heard of the US administration's recent statements on Yemen, but had yet to see anything happen.

The United Nations describes Yemen as the world's biggest humanitarian crisis, with 80% of its people in need.

Three organization and other aid groups had called for the designation to be revoked.

They quote welcomed the stated intention by the US administration.

A State Department officials stressed that the action did not reflect US view off the Houthis on the quote Reprehensible conduct.

 Saudi led military coalition intervened in Yemen in 2000 and 15 backing government forces fighting the Iran aligned Houthis U. 