Yemen threatens to impose sanctions on US oil companies

Although Yemen reached an agreement with the Trump administration, the conflict between the two parties continue. 

Yemen will target US oil majors including ExxonMobil and Chevron with sanctions, a body affiliated with the country said on Tuesday, Reuters reported.

The Sanaa-based Humanitarian Operations Coordination Center (HOCC), a body set up last year to liaise between Yemeni forces and commercial shipping operators, sanctioned 13 US companies, nine executives and two vessels, HOCC said.

The sanctions are in retaliation for US sanctions imposed on Yemen this year despite a truce agreement with the Trump administration in which the Yemeni representatives agreed to stop attacking US-linked ships in the Red Sea and the wider Gulf of Aden, HOCC said.

Exxon declined comment and Chevron did not immediately comment.

The Yemeni forces since 2023 have launched numerous attacks on vessels in the Red Sea that were linked with Israel in solidarity with Palestinians over Israel's war on Gaza.

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