At 11:45 KH's official Al-Ittijah TV carried political writer Ibrahim al-Sarraj saying the Islamic Resistance's decision to postpone the response was "wise and correct". At 11:57 Nujaba's official Al-Nujaba TV published a report headlined that Sheikh al-Kaabi "draws the equation for the response to Saudi Arabia: fire for fire, and diplomacy is ineffective", and at 12:20 followed with its own deputy secretary-general for media affairs, Hussein al-Mousawi, asked how to read al-Kaabi's criticism of the diplomatic path and his talk of the importance of an appropriate military response. Two independent official channels of two different actors, minutes apart, on the same question of whether and when to strike.
- Al-Ittijah TVKH — official owned media09 Aug, 14:45
“The Islamic Resistance's decision to postpone the response is wise and correct.”
قرار المقاومة الإسلامية بتأجيل الرد حكيم وصائب
- Al-Nujaba TVNujaba — official owned media09 Aug, 14:57
“Sheikh al-Kaabi draws the equation for the response to Saudi Arabia: fire for fire, and diplomacy is ineffective.”
الشيخ الكعبي يرسم معادلة الرد على السعودية.. النار بالنار والدبلوماسية غير مجدية
- Al-Nujaba TVNujaba — official owned media09 Aug, 15:20
“How do you read Sheikh al-Kaabi's speech regarding his criticism of the diplomatic path and his talk of the importance of an appropriate military response? Nujaba's deputy secretary-general for media affairs, Dr. Hussein al-Mousawi.”
كيف تقرأ خطاب الشيخ الكعبي بشان انتقاد المسار الدبلوماسي والحديث عن أهمية الرد العسكري المناسب؟ معاون الامين العام لحركة النجباء للمعاونية الاعلامية د.حسين الموسوي
The divergence is over the timing and method of a response to what these channels call Saudi aggression, and it is carried on the actors' own official platforms rather than by proxies — Nujaba's is stated by its leadership tier, KH's by a guest.