The Ansar Allah movement considered the recent US sanctions on Houthi officials as part of the American contradiction regarding its alleged desire for peace in Yemen.
The Al-Masirah channel reported on a statement from the political office of the Ansar Allah movement on Wednesday, commenting on the new US sanctions against officials in the movement. The statement from the movement expressed its "condemnation and rejection of these sanctions, which come as part of the American contradiction in what it claims to desire for peace in Yemen." The office stated, "The US brings nothing new with its so-called sanctions other than contradicting its claimed desire for peace, being against peace, and continuing the aggression and siege." The movement's statement added that the sanctions have no real value, condemning and rejecting them, emphasizing that the US practices aggression against Yemen through sanctions and other means.
The statement noted that "Washington's positions provide the aggressors against Yemen with a shield of protection to continue targeting the Yemeni people." It also clarified that "Mareb is one of the enemy's fronts from which a clear and declared aggression was launched on several districts of Mareb, which remained active throughout the days of aggression, such as the Sarwah front, among others." The statement pointed out that the Mareb front was a starting point for the enemy to attack other neighboring provinces like Al-Jawf, Sana'a, and Al-Bayda,” adding that "the enemy made the Mareb front a stronghold for Al-Qaeda and ISIS, who fight under the umbrella of the American-backed coalition."
The Office of Foreign Assets Control at the US Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on Mansour Al-Saadi and Ahmed Ali Ahmed Al-Hamzi, who are responsible for orchestrating Houthi attacks targeting Yemeni civilians, neighboring countries, and commercial ships in international waters. The statement quoted Andrea Gacki, the director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control, stating: "The forces led by these individuals exacerbate the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, and the United States remains committed to holding Houthi leadership accountable for their actions, which have contributed to the extraordinary suffering of the Yemeni people."
The department explained that these actions were taken to push back against the destabilizing agenda of the Iranian regime, which is fueling the Yemeni conflict, displacing more than a million people, and pushing Yemen to the brink of famine." The department revealed that Mansour Al-Saadi, who serves as the Chief of Staff of the Houthi Naval Forces, is behind deadly attacks against international shipping in the Red Sea and has received intensive training in Iran, as well as helped smuggle Iranian weapons into Yemen.
It mentioned that Ahmed Ali Ahmed Al-Hamzi, commander of the Yemeni Air Force and allied air defense forces with the Houthis, along with the drone program, received Iranian-manufactured weapons for use in the Yemeni civil war and underwent training in Iran. The US Treasury Department's statement pointed out that the Houthi naval forces have repeatedly planted sea mines that hit vessels regardless of their civilian or military nature, with military forces affiliated with the Houthis, led by Brigadier General Ahmed Ali Al-Hamzi, implementing targeted strikes with drones.
