{"id":232932,"date":"2021-01-11T04:19:40","date_gmt":"2021-01-11T09:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=232932"},"modified":"2023-04-14T20:56:31","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T19:56:31","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-january-11-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-january-11-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 January 11, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The eagle flying high in the sky of freedom and Iranian Resistance, the hero undertaking the most risky flights, the pilot of the People\u2019s Mojahedin, Colonel Behzad Mo\u2019ezzi joined eternity<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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UPDATE: 2:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n

Al Arabiya<\/h2>\n

US to designate Iran-backed Houthis as terrorist organization: Pompeo<\/h3>\n

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The United States will designate the Iran-backed Houthi militia as a terrorist organization, and three of its leaders as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs), US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in an official statement on Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Department of State will notify Congress of my intent to designate Ansarallah \u2013 sometimes referred to as the Houthis \u2013 as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO), under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) entity, pursuant to Executive Order 13224,\u201d the statement cited Pompeo as saying.<\/p>\n

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Terrorist designations of Ansarallah in Yemen confront its terrorist activity and seeks to deter further malign activity by the Iranian regime in the region.<\/p>\n

— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) January 11, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n