On 28 September, Development and Reconstruction Alliance leader Sheikh Adnan al-Danbous, speaking on Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official), said Iran was a neighbour with extensive shared interests but that challenging U.S. sanctions would bring calamities on Iraq. He said sovereignty required military strength and more than a U.S. troop departure, and suggested Erbil might reach an arrangement with Washington to remain apart from Baghdad. These are al-Danbous’s positions as captioned by the channel, not an AAH declaration.
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official28 Sept, 22:57
“Erbil may make a deal with America to remain apart from Baghdad... Iran is a neighbouring state with which we have extensive shared interests... challenging American sanctions will bring calamities on Iraq... a state’s sovereignty requires prerequisites, including military strength... sovereignty is not limited to the departure of American forces.”
اربيل قد تعقد صفقة مع اميركا للبقاء بمعزل عن بغداد ... ايران دولة جارة ولدينا مشتركات معها غير محدودة ... تحدي العقوبات الاميركية سيجلب المصائب على العراق ... سيادة أي دولة بحاجة الى مقدمات من بينها القوة العسكرية ... السيادة لا تقتصر على خروج القوات الاميركية
a Development and Reconstruction Alliance statement adopting his sanctions warning, an AAH statement endorsing or disputing it, or an announced Erbil–Washington arrangement by 5 October; any of these moves this file.