US reconsiders 'terrorist' label for Huthis after halting attacks

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US reconsiders 'terrorist' label for Huthis after halting attacks  US National Security Council Spokesman John Kirby states that if the Huthis cease attacks in the Red Sea, the US may reconsider labeling them as 'terrorists.'   Video by AFP  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe    Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net    Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #TheManilaTimes #tmtnews #huthis #redsea  #unitedstates

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00:06 Good afternoon, everyone.

00:07 If the Houthis cease the attacks,

00:09 we can certainly reconsider this designation.

00:12 If they don't, as the President said,

00:14 we will not hesitate to take further actions

00:16 to protect our people

00:18 and the free flow of international commerce.

00:20 If you look at the 32-some-odd attacks

00:23 that the Houthis have conducted now,

00:25 for the ones that were targeted at ships that were identifiable --

00:28 because sometimes they launch a barrage

00:30 and there's multiple ships

00:31 and you're not really sure what ship's being targeted.

00:34 But let's just take a look at the majority of the 32

00:37 where you can identify the ship that's being targeted.

00:40 Not a single one was destined for Israel.

00:44 They were all destined for other ports

00:46 with other bits of commerce.

00:47 So the whole argument that this is about the war in Gaza --

00:51 I mean, they're just driving a stake through a straw man.

00:53 There's nothing there.

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