On 19 September, Shabab al-Islam (Ashab al-Kahf — owned/non-official) relayed a framing attributed to the Telegraph that Iran had demonstrated an ability to expel Washington from the Middle East. The post added that US bases intended to deter attacks had become objects of attack, prompting Washington’s Gulf allies to reassess their positions.
- Shabab al-IslamAshab al-Kahf — owned/non-official19 Sept, 09:31
“Iran proves its ability to expel Washington from the Middle East; the American bases that were intended to deter attacks have become targets of attack, prompting Washington’s Gulf allies to reassess their positions.”
إيران تثبت قدرتها على إخراج واشنطن من "الشرق الأوسط" - القواعد الأميركية التي كانت تهدف لردع الهجمات أصبحت أهدافا للهجوم ما يدفع حلفاء واشنطن في الخليج لإعادة حساباتهم
adoption of the expulsion wording by an official Ashab al-Kahf channel, an Iraqi threat against US bases or amplification by peer factions by 22 September would turn a foreign-media relay into an Iraqi posture signal; any of these moves this file.