Shabakat al-Sa'a Media reported on 16 September that a secret cable described Saudi intent to strike PMF headquarters. About 90 minutes later, Al-Kornet al-Kata'ibi (KSS — affiliated), Sabereen News (KH — affiliated) and Al-Ghadeer TV (Badr Organization — official) relayed the Iraqi Defence Ministry’s denial that it had issued such an intelligence cable.
- Shabakat al-Sa'a Media16 Sept, 18:25
“A secret cable reportedly discusses Saudi intent to target Popular Mobilization Forces headquarters.”
برقية سرية تتحدث عن نية سعودية لاستهداف مقرات الحشد الشعبي
- Al-Kornet al-Kata'ibiKSS — affiliated16 Sept, 19:57
“The Defence Ministry denies issuing an intelligence cable concerning Saudi intent to target Popular Mobilization Forces headquarters.”
وزارة الدفاع تنفي صدور برقية استخباراتية بشأن نية السعودية استهداف مقرات الحشد الشعبي.
- Sabereen NewsKH — affiliated16 Sept, 19:58
“The Iraqi Defence Ministry denies issuing an intelligence cable concerning Saudi intent to target Popular Mobilization Forces headquarters.”
وزارة الدفاع العراقية تنفي صدور برقية استخباراتية بشأن نية السعودية استهداف مقرات الحشد الشعبي
- Al-Ghadeer TVBadr Organization — official16 Sept, 20:04
“The Defence Ministry denies issuing an intelligence cable concerning Saudi intent to target Popular Mobilization Forces headquarters.”
وزارة الدفاع تنفي صدور برقية استخباراتية بشأن نية السعودية استهداف مقرات الحشد الشعبي
The three militia-linked outlets carried the state denial rather than the allegation’s Saudi-threat framing, leaving the allegation contested rather than amplified as a faction posture.