After designating it as a terrorist group, Yemen calls on the United States to increase pressure on the Houthi militia and target its leaders

Yemen's ambassador to Washington, Mohammed Al-Hadrami, called on the United States of America to increase pressure on the Houthi militia and target its leaders to force them to peace.

This came during his meeting with US Senator Ted Cruz and Senator Thom Tillis, in two separate meetings, in the capital, Washington, today, Wednesday, according to the Yemeni embassy’s account on the X platform.

The Yemeni embassy in Washington said that Ambassador Mohammed Al-Hadrami met today with Senator Ted Cruz and thanked him for his strong positions and for designating the Iranian-backed Houthi militias as a foreign terrorist organization.

Al-Hadhrami stressed the need to increase pressure on the militia and support the legitimate government to liberate Hodeidah, and target Houthi leaders to force them to peace.

Ambassador Mohammed Al-Hadrami met today with Senator Ted Cruz, @SenTedCruz and thanked him for his strong stance and for designating the Iranian-backed Houthi militias as a foreign terrorist organization. The ambassador stressed the need to increase pressure and support the legitimate government to liberate Hodeidah and target Houthi leaders to force them to peace. pic.twitter.com/kyrH1G9fOw

- Yemen Embassy DC (@YemenEmbassy_DC) January 28, 2025

In another meeting, the embassy confirmed that Ambassador Hadrami met with Senator Thom Tillis and thanked him for designating the Houthis as a foreign terrorist organization. He stressed the importance of supporting the legitimate government politically, economically and militarily and increasing pressure on Iran and its proxies, especially the terrorist Houthi group, to bring peace to Yemen.

Ambassador Mohammed Al-Hadrami met today with Senator Thom Tillis @SenThomTillis He thanked him for classifying the Houthis as a foreign terrorist organization, and stressed the importance of supporting the legitimate government politically, economically and militarily, and increasing pressure on Iran and its agents, especially the terrorist Houthi group, to bring peace to Yemen. pic.twitter.com/tZB8iDOdcq

- Yemen Embassy DC (@YemenEmbassy_DC) January 28, 2025

Last Wednesday, the United States re-designated the Iran-backed Houthi militia as a foreign terrorist organization, by executive order from President Trump.

In mid-December, Ambassador Al-Hadrami had proposed, during his speech in the US Senate, to the US administration three measures to deal with the threats of the terrorist Houthi militias loyal to the Iranian regime.

The measures proposed by the ambassador included (designating the Houthis as a foreign terrorist organization, supporting the government to liberate Hodeidah, and targeting Houthi militia leaders).