Iraq reverses Hezbollah, Houthi asset freeze, calls it 'mistake'

Iraq’s central bank on Thursday said the appearance of Lebanon's Hezbollah and Yemen's Houthis on a frozen assets list was a mistake, and ordered the correction of the official announcement, according to a document seen by AFP.

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An official gazette issue dated November 17 published a decision about Iraq freezing the assets of Iran-backed armed groups due to acts of "terrorism".

The classified central bank document seen by AFP said: "Based on the committee for freezing terrorists’ assets decision No. 61 of 2025, published in the Iraqi gazette, please remove paragraphs 18 and 19 from the list," which initially named Hezbollah and the Houthis.