A Houthi follower holds a rocket launcher as others carry a cutout banner, portraying the Galaxy Leader cargo ship that was seized by Houthis during a parade as part of a 'popular army' mobilization campaign by the movement, in Sanaa, Yemen, on Feb. 7, 2024. (Credit: Khaled Abdullah/Reuters/File Photo)
LONDON — Britain on Tuesday imposed
sanctions on units of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
(IRGC), targeting those who it said were enabling the work of
the Houthis, the Iran-linked group responsible for attacks on
shipping in the Red Sea.
The sanctions were imposed in coordination with the United States.
Britain's sanctions target Mohammad Reza Fallahzadeh, a deputy commander of the IRGC, three units of the IRGC Quds Force, Iran-based financier Sa'id al-Jamal and a Houthi security minister, the UK Foreign Ministry said.
"The attacks by the Iran-backed Houthis are unacceptable, illegal and a threat to innocent lives and freedom of navigation," British Foreign Minister David Cameron said in a statement.
"As I have made clear to the Iranian Foreign Minister, the regime bears responsibility for these attacks due to the extensive military support it has provided to the Houthis."
Shipping risks have escalated due to repeated Houthi drone and missile strikes in the Red Sea region since November in support of Palestinians in Gaza.
US and British forces have responded with several strikes on Houthi facilities.
sanctions on units of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
(IRGC), targeting those who it said were enabling the work of
the Houthis, the Iran-linked group responsible for attacks on
shipping in the Red Sea.
The sanctions were imposed in coordination with the United States.
Britain's sanctions target...