On Tuesday, Britain and the United States of America announced the imposition of new sanctions against entities and individuals responsible for supporting and enabling Houthi attacks against commercial shipping ships in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Arabian Sea.

Among the most prominent entities and individuals targeted by these sanctions are Ali Hussein Badr al-Din al-Houthi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior in the unrecognized Houthi government, Muhammad Reda Falahzadeh, Deputy Commander of the Quds Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, and Saad al-Jamal, a financier who lives in Iran has a network of front companies and ships that generate financial revenues for the Houthis, along with Unit 190 and Unit 6000 of the Quds Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.

The United States and Britain directed repeated air strikes on the positions of the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels with the aim of disrupting and weakening the group’s ability to endanger freedom of navigation and threaten global trade.

The Houthis say they are targeting ships owned or operated by Israeli companies or transporting goods to or from Israel, in solidarity with the Gaza Strip, which has been under Israeli attack since October 7.

British Foreign Secretary David Cameron reiterated in a statement that “the attacks launched by the Iran-backed Houthis are unacceptable, illegal, and constitute a threat to innocent lives and freedom of navigation.” He added: “As I said very clearly to the Iranian Foreign Minister, the regime bears responsibility for these attacks given the extensive military support it provided to the Houthis.”

Cameron warned that “all those seeking to undermine the stability of the region should know full well that the United Kingdom, along with our allies, will not hesitate to take action against them.” He continued: “In recent weeks, the Houthis have continued to carry out a number of serious attacks against commercial shipping ships in the Red Sea.”

This is the second package of recently announced sanctions targeting the Houthis or those who support their activity, and it also comes after other sanctions previously imposed against 11 of the Houthis and two entities.

In detail, the statement stated that the announced sanctions include preventing travel to the United Kingdom and - or freezing the assets of the following: Mohammad Reza Falahzadeh, deputy commander of the Quds Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, who is also included in the new US sanctions, and Saad Al-Jamal, who is A financier living in Iran has a network of shell companies and ships that generate financial revenues for the Houthis. He is included in previous sanctions against him from the United States, in addition to entities affiliated with the “Quds Force,” namely “Unit 190,” which is responsible for transporting and smuggling weapons to organizations, groups, and countries allied with the Houthis. Iran, “Unit 6000,” which is responsible for operations in the Arabian Peninsula, and has individuals present on the ground in Yemen supporting the military activity of the Houthis, “Unit 340,” which is responsible for research and development, and providing training and technical support to groups supported by Iran, and finally Ali Hussein Badr al-Din. Al-Houthi, “undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior” and commander of the security forces in the Houthi group.