Story updateNew23 Sept, 02:18 BAGHDAD

Iraqi prime minister rejected U.S. extension, MP says

THE FILE12 SIGNALS · OPENED 21 Sept

21 Sept, 21:40Ashab al-Kahf conditions weapons regulation on foreign withdrawal
22 Sept, 00:37Weapons-control positions split over sequencing
22 Sept, 02:35Al-Malouma Center head Salam Adel calls nine-month weapons deadline reasonable – AAH-owned Al-Ahad TV
22 Sept, 03:31Academy deputy al-Husseini calls weapons control Iraqi-only
22 Sept, 04:38US Republican Nicola Shahoud says Washington agreed an attack pause
22 Sept, 08:32Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi sets June 2027 disarmament deadline
22 Sept, 20:43Walai conditions regulation as Nujaba rejects retreat
22 Sept, 23:46AAH-owned Al-Ahad TV airs conditional weapons handover terms diverging from Nujaba's refusal
23 Sept, 00:36AAH-owned Al-Ahad TV names two weapons holdouts
23 Sept, 02:37Secretary of State Rubio's claim against Kataib Hezbollah over Saudi attack disputed
23 Sept, 03:36MP questions Saudi strikes and Kuwaiti threats
23 Sept, 03:36Iraqi prime minister rejected U.S. extension, MP says

WHAT HAPPENED

On 22 September, Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official) attributed to Reconstruction and Development Bloc MP Mansour al-Bayiji the claim that Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi rejected a condition from President Donald Trump to extend the U.S. presence in Iraq by six months. Al-Bayiji’s account appeared in the channel’s programme captions; no direct statement from either principal establishes that the exchange occurred.

WHO CARRIED IT · EVERY MESSAGE, LINKED

Al-Ahad TVAAH — official22 Sept, 22:58
“Al-Zaidi rejected a condition from Trump to extend the U.S. presence by six months.”
الزيدي رفض شرطا من ترامب بتمديد الوجود الاميركي 6 اشهر
Al-Ahad TVAAH — official23 Sept, 02:18
“Mansour al-Bayiji: Al-Zaidi rejected a condition from Trump to extend the U.S. presence by six months.”
منصور البعيجي: الزيدي رفض شرطا من ترامب بتمديد الوجود الاميركي 6 اشهر

In posting order. Translated by the desk, published as evidence — not endorsement. A channel name opens the message where it was posted.

WATCH — WHAT WOULD MOVE THIS FILE

a statement from either principal, an account of their meeting, or a revised coalition-exit timetable by 30 September; any of these moves this file.

MORE ON AAHMP questions Saudi strikes and Kuwaiti threats23 Sept, 03:36 Sadiqoun MP Riyadh al-Tamimi proposes air-defense funding in 2027 budget – AAH-owned Al-Ahad TV23 Sept, 03:36 Secretary of State Rubio's claim against Kataib Hezbollah over Saudi attack disputed23 Sept, 02:37 Researcher Essam Hussein urges Iraqi drone factories23 Sept, 00:36

THE FILING

Actors: AAH · Mansour al-Bayiji · Ali al-Zaidi · Donald Trump
Filed: 23 Sept, 03:36

CITE THIS SIGNAL

Iraq Monitor, "Al-Ahad TV attributes to Reconstruction and Development Bloc MP Mansour al-Bayiji a claim that Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi rejected a six-month U.S. presence extension sought by President Donald Trump.," 23 September 2026, https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/al-ahad-tv-attributes-to-reconstruction-and-development-bloc-20260923-973f573d.