On the morning of 7 August 2026, Hadi al-Amiri, head of the Badr Organization, was reported calling on the resistance factions to postpone their response to what the Arabic reports called the Saudi-American aggression, for Iraq's higher interest. Kurdistan24 carried it first at 05:45, Anadolu at 06:44 rendering it as postponing attacks on Saudi Arabia, then the Iraqi News Agency at 07:08 and the Iraqi Media Network at 07:19 in near-identical Arabic. The rung holds at credible because four separate outlets, including two Iraqi state-linked agencies, carry the same appeal in consistent terms; what is missing is any statement from Amiri's own Badr channels — Al-Ghadeer TV, Watan TV and Baa Platform are not observed carrying it in the collected window — and any faction reply.
- Kurdistan2407 Aug, 08:45
“PMF Leader Urges Iraqi 'Islamic Resistance' to Hold Back on Retaliation”
- Anadolu Ajansı07 Aug, 09:44
“Iraq's Badr chief urges factions to postpone attacks on Saudi Arabia”
- وكالة الانباء العراقية (واع)07 Aug, 10:08
“Amiri calls on the resistance factions to postpone the response to the Saudi-American aggression for Iraq's higher interest”
العامري يدعو فصائل المقاومة إلى تأجيل الرد على الاعتداء السعودي الأميركي من أجل مصلحة العراق العليا
- شبكة الإعلام العراقي07 Aug, 10:19
“Amiri calls on the resistance factions to postpone the response to the Saudi-American aggression for Iraq's higher interest”
العامري يدعو فصائل المقاومة إلى تأجيل الرد على الاعتداء السعودي الأميركي من أجل مصلحة العراق العليا
A named Iraqi faction leader publicly asking other factions to hold fire places the timing of any strike on Saudi Arabia inside a visible Iraqi political argument rather than an operational one.