On 12 October, شفق نيوز reported that Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani called for all weapons to be placed under state control, air defenses for Baghdad and Erbil, and Iraq not to become a platform for threats against Kuwait, Jordan, the UAE or Saudi Arabia. شبكة تواصل الإخبارية, carrying an Al-Quds al-Arabi report, attributed to Patriotic Union of Kurdistan head Bafel Jalal Talabani the position that resolving the armed Shiite factions’ weapons issue depended on cooperation with Iran. Both reports placed the remarks at the MERI Forum in Erbil.
- شفق نيوز12 Oct, 18:13
“"Sovereignty begins with bringing weapons under state control," Barzani told a panel at the Middle East Research Institute's MERI Forum 2026 in Erbil, adding that Iraq must not become a platform for threats against Kuwait, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates or Saudi Arabia.”
"Sovereignty begins with bringing weapons under state control," Barzani told a panel at the Middle East Research Institute's MERI Forum 2026 in Erbil, adding that Iraq must not become a platform for threats against Kuwait, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates or Saudi Arabia.
- شبكة تواصل الإخبارية12 Oct, 19:00
“While he considered resolution of the armed Shiite factions’ weapons issue contingent on cooperation with Iran, he affirmed that Ali al-Zaidi’s presence at the head of the federal government represented a “golden opportunity” for the Kurdistan Region.”
وفيما اعتبر أن حسم ملف سلاح الفصائل الشيعية المسلحة مرهون بالتعاون مع إيران، أكد أن وجود علي الزيدي على رأس الحكومة الاتحادية يمثل «فرصة ذهبية» لإقليم كردستان.