On 29 September, Al-Ittijah TV (KH — official) attributed to Mukhtar al-Ukayli, identified on-screen as a Resistance Union representative, the argument that U.S. sanctions on Iran do not bind Iraq. He said Iraqi government compliance would violate the constitution. His statement asserts a constitutional position; it does not establish a court ruling.
- Al-Ittijah TVKH — official29 Sept, 10:50
“Al-Ukayli to Al-Ittijah: U.S. sanctions on Iran are not binding on Iraq, and if the government complies it violates the constitution. Mukhtar al-Ukayli — representative of the Resistance Union.”
العكيلي لـ(الاتجاه): العقوبات الأميركية على إيران غير ملزمة للعراق واذا التزمت الحكومة فهي تخالف الدستور. مختار العكيلي - ممثل عن اتحاد المقاومة
adoption of the same constitutional argument by an identified faction representative, a government response, or a filed legal challenge by 6 October would move this argument beyond al-Ukayli’s televised statement. Any of these moves this file.