On 23 September, Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official) published remarks attributed to Abbas Khayyam, a former Iranian diplomat. He described the war against Iran as multi-layered, praised Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s UN address and said regional states’ confidence in the United States had been shaken, leaving them unable to rely on it to protect their territory. The published position is Khayyam’s, not a direct AAH statement.
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official23 Sept, 20:58
“The region’s countries’ confidence in America has been shaken, and they cannot rely on the United States to protect their territory... The war being waged against Iran is multi-layered.”
ثقة دول المنطقة بأميركا تزعزعت ولا يمكنها أن تعتمد على الولايات المتحدة بحماية أراضيها ... الحرب التي تشن على إيران هي حرب مركبة
a direct AAH statement adopting Khayyam’s assessment, a qualification by the outlet, or contrasting remarks from an identified Iraqi faction figure by 30 September would distinguish guest airtime from a faction line; any of these moves this file.