Shabab al-Islam (Ashab al-Kahf — owned, non-official media) posted at 11:30 on 22 August a bulleted relay of remarks by Communications Minister Mustafa Sanad. The items cover weapons monopolisation as a complex file that will not be resolved in one day, the fiscal challenge ranking above the political one, difficulty in exporting oil through the Strait of Hormuz because it is under American rather than only Iranian control, and a denial of ministry involvement in the closure of Korek. The supplied evidence does not state any faction affiliation for Sanad; the channel's affiliation is the channel's, not his.
- Shabab al-IslamAshab al-Kahf — owned/non-official media22 Aug, 14:30
“Monopolising weapons is a complex file and will not happen in one day … Conditions for exporting oil via the Strait of Hormuz are difficult because it is under American control, not only Iranian … We have nothing to do with the decision to close Korek.”
حصر السلاح ملف معقد ولن يحدث بيوم واحد … ظروف تصدير النفط عبر مضيق هرمز صعبة لأنه يخضع للسيطرة الأمريكية وليس الإيرانية فقط … لا علاقة لنا بقرار غلق كورك
Watch: a second militia channel carrying the same "will not happen in one day" formulation, any faction adding its own editorial line to the weapons-monopoly quotation, or an Ashab al-Kahf statement of its own on disarmament within 72 hours — any of these moves this file.