Late on 3 August, Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official owned media) posted a segment under its #نصف_دائرة tag carrying Falah al-Dhahabi's view that the weapons-confinement operation is a very complicated process and that America wants to test al-Zaidi's strength. It is a single commentator on a single channel, with no faction statement attached; the same channel's earlier Khazaal segment separately said four unnamed factions are withholding their weapons.
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official owned media04 Aug, 02:23
“A very complicated process… Falah al-Dhahabi gives his opinion on the weapons-confinement operation: America wants to test al-Zaidi's strength.”
عملية معقدة جداً… فلاح الذهبي يعطي رأيه بعملية حصر السلاح: أمريكا تريد اختبار قوة الزيدي
AAH's channel is framing the state's disarmament track as an American test of the prime minister, which shifts the argument from what the factions will hand over to what Washington is demanding of Baghdad.