Al-Nujaba TV (Nujaba — official) and Al-Ghadeer TV (Badr Organization — official) both published the same statement of PMF media director Muhannad al-Aqabi: "the treacherous attacks on official headquarters came hours after the Netanyahu-Trump meeting, as if it were a green light for escalation", with the longer text adding that the strikes "brought back to Iraqis' minds the file of car bombs and suicide bombers". Al-Nujaba TV separately reported that the Iranian consulate in Najaf published the PMF emblem in solidarity after the bombardment. Al-Ghadeer TV also carried a PMF line that despite the attack its formations "continue full mobilisation to carry out their duties serving pilgrims and securing the Arbaeen visitation". No supplied external media reporting on the Netanyahu-Trump meeting or the consulate gesture is available in this window.
When the state's own paramilitary spokesman attributes an attack on Iraqi territory to an Israeli-American green light, it hardens the political ground under demands to sever security coordination with Washington and narrows the government's room for a quiet settlement.