The US government has imposed sanctions on Russian individuals and companies that helped the Houthis.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the US Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on a network of financial intermediaries and purchasers of the Houthi movement, working in coordination with Saeed al-Jamal, a senior financial official of the Houthis supported by Iranian forces.
Among the sanctioned individuals are two Russians, two Afghan brothers, and their companies, who helped organize the supply of stolen Ukrainian grain to Yemen:
- Belyakov, Yuri Vladimirovich. Russia; DOB 24 Oct 1974; Tax ID No. 540697174841 (Russia);
- Vidanov, Vyacheslav Vladimirovich. Russia; DOB 29 Sep 1987; National ID No. 1208209900 (Russia);
- Ghairat, Hushang. Russia; DOB 1984; nationality Afghanistan; Passport SE046462 (Afghanistan) expires 01 Jan 2011;
- Ghairat, Sohrab. Russia; DOB 06 Sep 1985; Passport 752859643 (Russia) expires 24 Feb 2026;
- LLC Edison. Tax ID No. 7733447427 (Russia);
- LLC Kolibri Group. Tax ID No. 9734004492 (Russia);
- LLC Sky Frame. Tax ID No. 7716934251 (Russia).
Hushang Ghairat and his brother, Sohrab, assisted Sa’id al-Jamil with commercial initiatives of the Huthis in Russia, including procurement of arms. In the summer and autumn of 2019, Houshang and Sohrob organized at least two shipments of Ukrainian grain stolen from Crimea on board the Russian-flagged vessel AM THESEUS to Yemen.
