On 30 September, Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official) quoted Sadiqoun political-office member Mahdi al-Husseini saying the U.S. departure completed the path to full sovereignty and indicated Iraq had recovered its security decision. Al-Nujaba TV (Nujaba — official) captioned a programme “sovereignty before weapons” and asked whether Iraq would attain full sovereignty after the departure. The Al-Ahad statement is al-Husseini’s position; the Nujaba-owned outlet’s programme captions establish its framing, not the views expressed throughout either broadcast.
- Al-Nujaba TVNujaba — official owned media30 Sept, 21:59
“The resistance sets out its formula: sovereignty before weapons.”
المقاومة ترسم معادلتها.. السيادة قبل السلاح
- Al-Nujaba TVNujaba — official owned media30 Sept, 22:00
“After the occupation’s departure, will Iraq achieve full sovereignty?”
بعد خروج الاحتلال.. هل يحقق العراق سيادته الكاملة؟
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official owned media30 Sept, 22:02
“Sadiqoun political-office member Mahdi al-Husseini: The departure of U.S. forces completes the path to full sovereignty and indicates Iraq has recovered its security decision.”
عضو المكتب السياسي لحركة الصادقون مهدي الحسيني: خروج القوات الأمريكية استكمال لمسار السيادة الكاملة ومؤشر على استعادة العراق قراره الأمني
The two formulations offer different answers to whether the U.S. departure settles the sovereignty question on which weapons discussions are being framed.