The leader of Yemen's Houthi rebels says the Iranian-backed group reserves the right to respond if the group is blacklisted by the United States.
The Trump administration has announced that it intends to declare the Houthi rebels global terrorists.
According to Al Jazeera, Mohammed Ali al-Houthi tweeted: "The Trump administration's policy and behavior is terrorism. We have the right to respond to any declaration of terrorism by the Trump administration or any other administration." ۔
"The people of Yemen do not care about any such move by the administration of US President Donald Trump, because they are complicit in the killing of the Yemeni people and starving them," he said.
A spokesman for Iran's foreign ministry also condemned any such move, saying it was a failure.
"It is clear that such measures are being taken because the situation in West Asia is very bad for the United States," Khatibzada said.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced that his department will inform Congress of its intention to declare the Houthi group in Yemen, known as Ansarullah, a global terrorist organization. Is.
Mike Pompeo has listed three leaders, including Houthi group leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi, as terrorists.
Responding to criticism from humanitarian agencies, he said his department had drawn up a plan to avoid human activities and aid in Yemen as a result of the move.
