LONDON/LOS ANGELES, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Yemen's Houthis

will target U.S. oil majors including Exxon Mobil ( XOM ) and

Chevron ( CVX ) despite an earlier truce agreed with President

Donald Trump's administration to not attack U.S.-linked ships

sailing in the Red Sea and the wider Gulf of Aden, the

Iran-backed militia said on Tuesday.

The Sanaa-based Humanitarian Operations Coordination Center

(HOCC), which liaises between Houthi forces and commercial

shipping operators and is associated with the Houthi military,

sanctioned 13 U.S. companies, nine executives and two vessels.

Entities designated by the Houthis "shall be dealt with in

accordance with the principle of confrontation," HOCC said on

its website of what it will do regarding those deemed with being

under their sanctions.

The announcement is a notice that the companies, which also

include ConocoPhillips ( COP ) and Diamond S Shipping, are

deemed hostile entities that are open to attack.

The companies did not immediately respond to requests for

comment.

The Houthis since 2023 have launched numerous assaults on

vessels in the Red Sea that they deem to be linked with Israel

in what they say is solidarity with Palestinians over Israel's

war on Gaza. This week, they attacked a Dutch cargo ship in the

Gulf of Aden, injuring two crew and leaving the ship ablaze and

adrift.