On 22 September, former minister Muhammad al-Bayati told Al-Maalومة that a U.S. project serving Israel sought to end resistance weapons in Iraq, Yemen and Lebanon. He said its implementation would be followed by efforts to weaken Iraq by ending the PMF.
- Al-Maalومة22 Sept, 09:28
“The project intended to end the resistance presence on Iraqi soil is not limited to Iraq; it is an American project aimed at ending any resistance weapons in Iraq, Yemen and Lebanon.”
المشروع الذي يُراد منه انهاء وجود المقاومة على الأرض العراقية، لايرتبط بالعراق فقط، بل هو مشروع امريكي غايته انهاء أي وجود لسلاح المقاومة في العراق واليمن ولبنان
adoption by a named faction principal, rejection by al-Bayati, or a competing statement from his identified political organization by 29 September; any of these moves this file.