A Shiite faction calls for the “execution of the second term” and accuses the Sudanese government of treason.
The al-Nujaba Movement, led by Akram al-Kaabi, described on Thursday the Iraqi government’s classification of the Lebanese Hezbollah and the Yemeni Ansar Allah group as terrorist organizations as “treason,” while a leader in the Reconstruction and Development Coalition, led by Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, explained that what happened was a “technical error” and that the motives behind it are being investigated.
Ali al-Asadi, head of the political council of the al-Nujaba Movement, said in a post on the “X” platform, which was followed by Shafaq News Agency, that “Iraq’s nomination of (Trump) for the Nobel Prize is a disregard for the blood, an insult to the sacrifices of the martyrs, and a real transgression against the will of millions of people.”
He added: “Today, through the events in Iraq, Hezbollah and Ansar Allah (the Houthis) are classified as terrorists, even though their blood was shed on Iraqi soil to preserve its dignity and holy sites!! This is treason.”
He concluded by saying, “Such a government does not represent the proud Iraqi people,” and added the hashtag “#DecisionToExecuteTheSecondTerm.”
The Iraqi government’s Committee for Freezing Terrorist Funds had listed the Lebanese Hezbollah and the “Ansar Allah-Houthi” group in Yemen on terrorism lists, in implementation of a package of Security Council resolutions on combating terrorism and its financing, according to what was stated in issue 4848 of the Iraqi Gazette issued on November 17, 2025.
For his part, Bahaa Al-Araji, a leader in the Reconstruction and Development Coalition, said in a post on the “X” platform, which was followed by Shafaq News Agency: “We will not accept bidding on Iraq’s principled positions, nor will we be lenient with those who seek to confuse matters, as liberation movements and oppressed peoples are held in official and popular esteem and respect in Iraq.”
He continued, “What is being circulated about an alleged classification and listing is nothing but a (technical error), as classifications approved by American financial institutions were included in an Iraqi decision issued by a specialized committee affiliated with the Central Bank of Iraq, which is an independent national institution, not subject to the will of the government.”
Al-Araji indicated that “the mistake will be corrected, and the reasons and motives will be investigated, in a way that does not give any opportunity to those who seek to exploit the situation.”
Following the circulation in local media of the decision to classify Hezbollah and Ansar Allah, the Iraqi authorities practically backed down from including the Lebanese party and the Yemeni group in the lists of frozen terrorist funds, after publishing an official clarification and a document issued by the Central Bank of Iraq confirming that Baghdad’s approval was limited to entities and individuals linked exclusively to ISIS and Al-Qaeda.
Shafaq.com