On 13 September, guest Abbas al-Ourdaawi said on Al-Janoub TV (Harakat al-Jihad wal-Bina — official) that the bombing of Saudi Arabia was a pretext for worsening relations between Iraq and the Islamic Republic. His comment followed reporting on the drone attack against Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline.
- Al-Janoub TVHarakat al-Jihad wal-Bina — official14 Sept, 00:33
“The bombing of Saudi Arabia is a pretext for worsening relations between Iraq and the Islamic Republic.”
قصف السعودية ذريعة لتأزيم العلاقة بين العراق والجمهورية الاسلامية
endorsement by Harakat al-Jihad wal-Bina, repetition by another faction, a clarification from al-Ourdaawi or contrary Iraq–Iran framing by 17 September; any of these moves this file.