On the evening of 5 August, Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official owned media) carried Haidar al-Barzanji, head of the Naram-Sin Foundation for Dialogue and Development, saying Iraq rejects aggression by any state, that no evidence has so far established aggression against Saudi Arabia from Iraqi territory, that the Foreign Ministry has several problems parliament should examine, and that Saudi aggression against Iraq is unprecedented. That aired roughly an hour and a half after Al-Ittijah TV (KH — official owned media) said the Islamic Resistance in Iraq's response deadline was nearing its end. The rung is credible: both positions are on the record from owned channels within the same afternoon, and nothing in the collected evidence contradicts either wording.
- Al-Ittijah TVKH — official owned media05 Aug, 19:20
“The Islamic Resistance in Iraq's deadline to respond to the American-Saudi aggression is nearing its end.”
مهلة المقاومة الإسلامية في العراق للرد على العدوان الأميركي_السعودي تقترب من نهايتها
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official owned media05 Aug, 20:51
“No evidence has so far been established of aggression against Saudi Arabia from Iraqi territory … Saudi aggression against Iraq is an unprecedented step.”
لم تثبت أي أدلة حتى الآن على وجود عدوان على السعودية من الأراضي العراقية … العدوان السعودي على العراق خطوة غير مسبوقة
A reader tracking whether a response is coming has two owned militia channels saying a clock is running and a third saying the premise is unproven, which means any subsequent claim or non-claim will fall on one side of an already public split.