Canada is considering whether to add the Shia Islamist Houthi movement to the terrorist list due to their attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea. The country's security and intelligence agencies are assessing if the Houthis meet the criteria for inclusion on the list.
Canada is "currently assessing" whether the Shia Islamist Houthi movement should be added to the terrorist list in response to the Iran-backed group's attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea . In a media statement, a spokesperson for Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc said the country's security and intelligence agencies are considering whether the Houthis, which operate primarily in Yemen, meet the explicit criteria for inclusion on the terrorist list .
Canada has faced pressure in recent months to add another group to the list — the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which shot down Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 shortly after takeoff from Tehran in January 202
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