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U.S. Sanctions 21 Houthi-Linked Targets and a Vessel to Disrupt Funding Network

Treasury says the measures aim to choke off revenue streams that sustain Houthi operations.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent looks on at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 13, 2025. REUTERS/Aaron Schwartz/File Photo
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Overview

  • The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control designated 21 individuals and entities plus the vessel ALBARRAQ Z over transfers of oil products, weapons and dual‑use equipment.
  • Targets include alleged front companies and operators in Yemen, Oman and the United Arab Emirates across oil, aviation, maritime and financial sectors.
  • Named entities include Al Sharafi Oil Companies Services, Adeema Oil FZC, Arkan Mars Petroleum DMCC, Alsaa Petroleum and Shipping FZC, Janat Al Anwar General Trading LLC and New Ocean Trading FZE.
  • Maritime actions cite Albarraq Shipping Co, its director Ebrahim Ahmed Abdullah al‑Matari, the ALBARRAQ Z captain Ahmad Ismail and captains Ahmad Adriss, Ahmad Bseis, Ranveer Singh and Alexander Yurovich Pshenichnyy.
  • Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent linked the move to Houthi attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea and vowed to use all tools to expose enabling networks.