Yemen's Houthis say they will target US oil firms with sanctions

1/10/2025 6:17

Yemen's Houthis will target U.S. oil majors including Exxon Mobil and Chevron despite an earlier truce with President Donald Trump's administration to not attack U.S.-linked ships sailing in the Red Sea and the wider Gulf of Aden, the Iran-backed militia said on Tuesday.



The Sanaa-based Humanitarian Operations Coordination Center (HOCC), which liaises between Houthi forces and commercial shipping operators and is associated with the Houthi military, sanctioned 13 U.S. companies, nine executives and two vessels.



Entities designated by the Houthis "shall be dealt with in accordance with the principle of confrontation," HOCC said on its website of what it will do regarding those deemed to be under their sanctions.



The announcement is a notice that the companies, which also include ConocoPhillips, are deemed hostile entities open to attack.