Government and private sources confirmed that a number of Yemeni commercial banks are continuing their relocation from Sana'a to Aden following the US decision to designate the Houthi militia as a foreign terrorist organization.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has issued a general license authorizing certain telecommunications, mail, and online services transactions in Yemen.

The United States has imposed a ban on the import of petroleum products through the Houthi-controlled ports of Hodeidah in western Yemen, effective April 4, 2025. This follows the designation of the Houthi militia as a foreign terrorist organization and the imposition of sanctions on its senior leaders.

A research center asserted that the Trump administration's policies toward the Houthis, particularly after redesignating them as a terrorist organization and imposing new sanctions on their leaders, could significantly impact the course of the conflict in Yemen, but they also carry increasing humanitarian risks.

On Wednesday, the US Treasury Department imposed sanctions on four companies and two individuals, which it said were part of Houthi weapons purchasing networks in Hong Kong and Yemen.