Between 10:51 and 11:23 on 20 August, Watan TV (Badr Organization — affiliated), Al-Janoub TV (Harakat al-Jihad wal-Bina — official), iNEWS (KSS — affiliated) and Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official) carried the same account of National Security Adviser Qasim al-Aboudi's meeting with Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. Three of the four reproduced the text verbatim, including al-Aboudi's statement that the constitution does not permit armed groups threatening other states and that the government is proceeding with confining weapons to the state, and Ghalibaf's statement that Iran supports the government programme for a legal framework regulating weapons under the commander-in-chief; Al-Ahad TV isolated the constitutional line alone. No faction added a voice of its own to the relay.
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official20 Aug, 13:51
“The national security adviser: the Iraqi constitution does not permit armed groups that threaten the security of other countries”
مستشار الأمن القومي: الدستور العراقي لا يسمح بوجود جماعات مسلحة تهدد أمن دول أخرى
- Watan TVBadr Organization — affiliated20 Aug, 13:53
“Ghalibaf: Iran supports the government programme regarding a legal framework regulating weapons under the command of the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, and adheres to the security agreements concluded between the two countries”
قاليباف: إيران تدعم البرنامج الحكومي فيما يتعلق بوضع إطار قانوني ينظم السلاح تحت إمرة القائد العام للقوات المسلحة وتلتزم بالاتفاقات الأمنية المبرمة بين البلدين
- Al-Janoub TVHarakat al-Jihad wal-Bina — official20 Aug, 14:09
“The national security adviser: the Iraqi constitution does not allow armed groups that threaten the security of other countries, and the government is proceeding with confining weapons to the state”
مستشار الأمن القومي: الدستور العراقي لايسمح بوجود جماعات مسلحة تهدد أمن دول أخرى وأن الحكومة ماضية بحصر السلاح بيد الدولة
- iNEWSKSS — affiliated20 Aug, 14:23
“The national security adviser: Iraq's stability serves the stability of the region... Ghalibaf: Iran supports the government programme regarding a legal framework regulating weapons under the command of the commander-in-chief”
مستشار الأمن القومي: استقرار العراق يصب في مصلحة استقرار المنطقة... قاليباف: إيران تدعم البرنامج الحكومي فيما يتعلق بوضع إطار قانوني ينظم السلاح تحت إمرة القائد العام
Tehran's publicly stated position, as relayed here, is support for a legal framework placing weapons under the Iraqi commander-in-chief — carried without objection on channels tied to four armed factions, which is a measurable absence of pushback rather than an endorsement of disarmament.