On 16 September, Ultra Iraq reported analysts’ claims that Tehran, particularly the IRGC, was pressuring for the preservation of allied Iraqi factions’ influence. The report linked that allegation to the weapons-control dispute and the investigation of attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure but cited no direct IRGC statement or instruction.
- Ultra Iraq16 Sept, 11:15
“There is pressure from Tehran to preserve those factions’ influence, particularly from the IRGC.”
مع وجود ضغط من طهران للحفاظ على نفوذ تلك الفصائل، خصوصًا من جانب الحرس الثوري الإيراني
a named Iraqi negotiator describing an IRGC instruction, an Iraqi faction publicly adopting or rejecting such an instruction, or documentary evidence of intervention by 23 September; any of these moves this file.