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Pompeo designating Yemen's Houthi rebels a terrorist group as tensions rise with Iran

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says U.S. will designate the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen as a terrorist organization. Barbara Slavin, director of the Future of Iran Initiative, joins CBSN to explain what that means and why Pompeo is making this move with less than two weeks left in the Trump administration.
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