by Matthew Lee, The Associated Press
Posted Jan 25, 2021 5:15 pm ADT
Last Updated Jan 25, 2021 at 5:24 pm ADT
A Houthi supporter holds a poster with Arabic writing that reads "American crimes in Iraq" during a demonstration against the United States over its decision to designate the Houthis a foreign terrorist organization in Sanaa, Yemen, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Monday suspended some of the terrorism sanctions that former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo imposed on Yemen’s Houthi rebels in his waning days in office.
The Treasury Department said it would exempt certain transactions involving the Houthis from sanctions resulting from Pompeo’s designation of the group as a “foreign terrorist organization” on Jan. 10. The exemption will expire Feb. 26, according to a statement from Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control announcing a general license for transactions that involve entities owned by the Iran-backed Houthis.