The US imposed sanctions on what it said was a Houthi-linked petroleum smuggling and sanctions evasion network across Yemen and the UAE in fresh action targeting the Iran-backed militant group.

The Houthi armed group in Yemen attacked two commercial cargo vessels in the Red Sea between July 6 and 9, 2025, violations of the laws of war amounting to war crimes, Human Rights Watch said today.

The Houthis targeted the ships alleging they belonged to Israeli companies, but HRW said the ships had no connection to ...