The Treasury Department said yesterday it is targeting and designating as blocked property a dozen persons and vessels, that have played a critical role in financing the Houthis’ destabilizing regional activities as part of the network of Sa’id al-Jamal.
The action includes Indonesia-based Malaysian and Singaporean national Mohammad Roslan Bin Ahmad and People’s Republic of China-based Chinese national Zhuang Liang, who have facilitated illicit shipments and engaged in money laundering for the network.
Sa’id al-Jamal’s network continues to provide tens of millions of dollars in revenue to the Houthis in Yemen through its shipment of Iranian commodities, including oil, a funding stream underpinning the Houthis’ ongoing attacks against commercial shipping in the Red Sea.
This action targets numerous aspects of this illicit network across the spectrum of its operations, from clients and facilitators to insurance providers, vessels and ship management firms.
“Today’s action underscores our focus on disrupting the Houthis’ sprawling network of financial facilitators, shell companies, and vessels, that enables the primary source of funding for the group’s destabilizing activities,” commented Treasury Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian Nelson. “Treasury will continue disrupt the actors who are critical to this network’s operations, as well as the Houthis’ ability to further destabilize the region and threaten international commerce.”
The Wall Street Jounal reports that US Intelligence agencies are concerned that Russia may be planning to arm Houthi militants with advanced anti-ship missles, further threatening Red Sea shipping and the US forces stationed there to protect it.
Reuters reports that a ong-range drone launched by Yemen-based Houthis successfully breached Israeli defenses and struck a target in Tel Aviv, killing one and injuring four others.
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