New sanctions as US increases pressure on Houthis, Hezbollah

The US treasury said the Hezbollah-controlled Talaqi Group used two tankers to ship LPG worth tens of millions of dollars from Iran to China. The US Treasury Department targeted companies, individuals and vessels accused of being involved in the shipment of Iranian commodities, including oil and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to Yemen and the UAE on behalf of a Houthi financial official’s network. It said the revenue from Sa’id al-Jamal’s network helps finance the Houthis’ targeting of shipping in the Red Sea and civilian infrastructure (Read more at Arab Weekly).