Story updateNew23 Sept, 18:05 BAGHDAD

US secretary of state says PM al-Zaidi backs state weapons control

THE FILE13 SIGNALS · OPENED 21 Sept

21 Sept, 21:40Ashab al-Kahf conditions weapons regulation on foreign withdrawal
22 Sept, 00:37Weapons-control positions split over sequencing
22 Sept, 02:35Al-Malouma Center head Salam Adel calls nine-month weapons deadline reasonable – AAH-owned Al-Ahad TV
22 Sept, 03:31Academy deputy al-Husseini calls weapons control Iraqi-only
22 Sept, 04:38US Republican Nicola Shahoud says Washington agreed an attack pause
22 Sept, 08:32Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi sets June 2027 disarmament deadline
22 Sept, 20:43Walai conditions regulation as Nujaba rejects retreat
22 Sept, 23:46AAH-owned Al-Ahad TV airs conditional weapons handover terms diverging from Nujaba's refusal
23 Sept, 00:36AAH-owned Al-Ahad TV names two weapons holdouts
23 Sept, 02:37Secretary of State Rubio's claim against Kataib Hezbollah over Saudi attack disputed
23 Sept, 03:36Iraqi prime minister rejected U.S. extension, MP says
23 Sept, 03:36MP questions Saudi strikes and Kuwaiti threats
23 Sept, 18:42US secretary of state says PM al-Zaidi backs state weapons control

WHAT HAPPENED

On 23 September, the Iraqi News Agency published a headline attributing to the U.S. secretary of state the statement that Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi was committed to placing weapons under state control. iNEWS (KSS — affiliated) identified Ali al-Zaidi as prime minister in its reporting that day. The agency’s item is a headline, not a reported policy step or an account of implementation.

WHO CARRIED IT · EVERY MESSAGE, LINKED

iNEWSKSS — affiliated23 Sept, 17:14
“Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi meets Donald Trump in New York.”
رئيس الوزراء علي الزيدي يلتقي دونالد ترامب في نيويورك
وكالة الانباء العراقية (واع)23 Sept, 18:05
“U.S. secretary of state: Al-Zaidi is committed to placing weapons under state control.”
وزير الخارجية الأميركي: الزيدي ملتزم بحصر السلاح بيد الدولة

In posting order. Translated by the desk, published as evidence — not endorsement. A channel name opens the message where it was posted.

WATCH — WHAT WOULD MOVE THIS FILE

publication of the secretary’s full remarks, an Iraqi government statement specifying the commitment, or a dated implementation measure; any of these moves this file.