Supporters of Hezbollah wave the group's flags, as well as those of Iran and Iraq, during a ceremony marking the first anniversary of the assassination of their historic leader Hassan Nasrallah by Israel, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, on Sept. 27, 2025. (Credit: AFP)
On Thursday, late morning, the Iraqi Committee for Freezing Terrorist Assets reversed its Statement No. 61, which, on Nov. 17, had placed Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Yemen’s Houthis — alongside 24 other entities — on the terrorist organizations list, ordering their assets to be frozen in accordance with United Nations Security Council requirements.It took only a few minutes for Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani’s government to backpedal on a shocking decision that could have upended the country.The decision went unnoticed for two weeks but exploded like a bomb Thursday morning (the date it took effect) when a high-level Iraqi government source confirmed to Argus Media that an official statement would be issued soon. More on Iran today Rial degradation: Inflation in Iran 'among the highest levels since 1979' But following...
On Thursday, late morning, the Iraqi Committee for Freezing Terrorist Assets reversed its Statement No. 61, which, on Nov. 17, had placed Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Yemen’s Houthis — alongside 24 other entities — on the terrorist organizations list, ordering their assets to be frozen in accordance with United Nations Security Council requirements.It took only a few minutes for Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani’s government to backpedal on a shocking decision that could have upended the country.The decision went unnoticed for two weeks but exploded like a bomb Thursday morning (the date it took effect) when a high-level Iraqi government source confirmed to Argus Media that an official statement would be issued soon. More on Iran today Rial degradation: Inflation in Iran 'among the highest levels since 1979' But...
