Sanctions against Yemen－Yemen Trading and support for the Houthi terrorist network This Circular provides information in conjunction with U.S. State Department spokesperson Mrs. Tammy Bruce’s recent press statement on the United States’ position regarding support to terrorist organizations, such as the Houthis.   According to Mrs. Bruce on April 9th, 2025, “ The United States will not tolerate any country or commercial entity providing support to foreign terrorist organizations, such as the Houthis, including offloading ships and provisioning oil at Houthi-controlled ports .”   In early March 2025, the Office of Foreign Assets (OFAC) designated Ansarallah (i.e., "the Houthis" group in Yemen) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) pursuant to Executive Order 13224, by updating the existing Ansarallah entry on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List). Ansarallah was already listed on the SDN List as a result of the State Department's February 16, 2024, designation of the group as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) organisation. Pursuant to the Executive Order 13224, U.S.- and non-U.S. persons using U.S. dollars are prohibited from engaging in virtually any transaction with Ansarallah or any entity owned 50 percent or more by Ansarallah. Furthermore, non-U.S. persons risk secondary sanctions exposure under Section 1(d)(1) of Executive Order 13224, if the US determines that a non-U.S. person has provided material support or assistance to a person designated pursuant to that same order.   Simultaneous with the E.O.’s designation of Ansarallah as a FTO, OFAC issued General License 25A which permitted the delivery and offloading of refined petroleum products for personal, commercial, or humanitarian use in Yemen through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time April 4, 2025, provided such products were loaded on a vessel prior to March 5, 2025. This General License expired on April 4, 2025, and has not been renewed. &nbsp