Trump is considering a move that would prolong Yemen's misery
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Mohamad Bazzi
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Editor's note: Mohamad Bazzi (@BazziNYU) is a journalism professor at New York University and former Middle East bureau chief at Newsday, where he was the lead writer on the 2003 Iraq war and its aftermath. He is a non-resident fellow at Democracy for the Arab World Now. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. Read more opinion at CNN.
(CNN) — In one of its final foreign policy acts before leaving office, the Trump administration is considering designating Yemen's Houthi movement as a foreign terrorist organization. The move is part of President Donald Trump's and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's campaign to impose more sanctions on Iran and its allies in the Middle East—and to create new hurdles that would make it difficult for the incoming Joe Biden administration to resume negotiations with Tehran.