Iraq's state news agency announced this morning, December 4th, 2025, between 9:15 AM and 11:15 AM UTC, that a publication in the justice ministry's official gazette concerning the freezing of funds belonging to Lebanon's Hezbollah and Yemen's Houthis will be corrected. The announcement was made via Iraq's state news agency, as reported by AlArabiya English. This development follows an earlier official gazette publication on December 4th, 2025, between 8:15 AM and 9:15 AM UTC, which had stated that Iraq had frozen the financial assets of both Hezbollah and the Houthis and designated them as terrorist organizations. Official Iraqi financial documents had confirmed this action. The correction indicates a revision to the earlier decree regarding the freezing of assets for the two groups. Further details on the nature of the correction were not immediately available in the reporting window. Previously, reports had also touched upon unverified claims of Iran relocating its Khordad air defense systems and an article in Hezbollah's affiliated newspaper Al-Akhbar criticizing a decision on civilian representation in political negotiations. Additionally, a separate observation alleged Qatar's AJ+ violated FARA regulations.
