On 19 September, security adviser Qasim al-Araji said there was no set period for completing the process of bringing weapons under state control. A senior government source separately said Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi would ask President Donald Trump to delay possible US financial or economic sanctions, with the request tied to the weapons process and the previously designated 30 September date.
- 964media19 Sept, 13:50
“There is no set period for completing the policy of bringing weapons under state control, the prime minister’s security adviser said.”
There is no set period for completing the policy of bringing weapons under state control, the prime minister’s security adviser said.
- Shafaq News19 Sept, 14:18
“Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi will ask the US president to delay possible financial or economic sanctions; a senior government source tied the appeal to the 30 September date originally set for bringing faction weapons under state control.”
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi will press US President Donald Trump to hold off on any US financial or economic sanctions on Baghdad, a senior Iraqi government source told Shafaq News on Saturday. The appeal is tied to September 30, the date originally set by Baghdad for bringing faction weapons under state control.
The difference between the original date and the open-ended timetable leaves the government’s weapons-control process and Washington’s reported sanctions pressure on separate clocks.