Sabereen News and Unit 10,000 (both KH — affiliated) and Shabab al-Islam (Ashab al-Kahf — owned, non-official) carried identical remarks attributed to MP Mukhtar al-Yusuf on 12 September. He called closing the border with Iran a rushed decision intended to please Washington and Riyadh. The line formed part of a broader focus on Shalamcheh across ten of 33 watched channels; Shalamcheh was specifically reported closed after the Saudi pipeline attack.
- Sabereen NewsKH — affiliated12 Sept, 11:22
“MP Mukhtar al-Yusuf: Closing the border with Iran is a “rushed” decision intended to please Washington and Riyadh.”
النائب مختار اليوسف: غلق الحدود مع ايران قرار "متسرع" لإرضاء واشنطن والرياض
- Unit 10,000KH — affiliated12 Sept, 11:24
“MP Mukhtar al-Yusuf: Closing the border with Iran is a “rushed” decision intended to please Washington and Riyadh.”
النائب مختار اليوسف: غلق الحدود مع ايران قرار "متسرع" لإرضاء واشنطن والرياض
- Shabab al-IslamAshab al-Kahf — owned, non-official12 Sept, 11:25
“MP Mukhtar al-Yusuf: Closing the border with Iran is a “rushed” decision intended to please Washington and Riyadh.”
النائب مختار اليوسف: غلق الحدود مع ايران قرار "متسرع" لإرضاء واشنطن والرياض
- dailybeirut.com12 Sept, 08:15
“Iraq temporarily closed the Shalamcheh border crossing with Iran as a precaution after drone attacks targeting Saudi Arabia.”
Iraq has temporarily closed the Shalamcheh border crossing with Iran as a precautionary measure following recent drone attacks targeting Saudi Arabia.
The shared framing places KH- and Ashab al-Kahf-linked media against a state restriction on Iran connectivity and attributes the measure to U.S. and Saudi influence rather than Iraqi security precautions.