On 2 October, Watan TV (Badr Organization — affiliated/aligned media) carried a statement attributed in its graphic to Sheikh Nazem al-Saeedi, Nujaba’s executive council head, crediting public steadfastness for Najaf-airport reopening. The graphic said a planned open-ended sit-in had been cancelled and that stronger public protests could return if the American blockade on Iraqi airports continued. Earlier that evening, کوردستان 24 quoted Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein saying Washington had accepted Baghdad’s request to exempt religious pilgrimage flights to Iran from sanctions and that Iraq was ready to mediate between Tehran and Washington to prevent another regional war.
- کوردستان 2402 Oct, 21:47
“Iraq is ready to mediate between Tehran and Washington to prevent another regional war, while the US has agreed to exempt flights carrying religious pilgrims from sanctions, Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said.”
Iraq is ready to mediate between Tehran and Washington to prevent another regional war, while the US has agreed to exempt flights carrying religious pilgrims from sanctions, Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said.
- Watan TVBadr Organization — affiliated/aligned media03 Oct, 00:01
“The head of Nujaba’s executive council: The opening of Najaf airport was the fruit of the public’s steadfastness and efforts. On the basis of your efforts and struggle, Najaf airport was opened, and it was decided to cancel the open-ended sit-in planned for the coming days. The Iraqi people will not hesitate to return with a stronger and more powerful ‘angry popular flood’ if the unjust American b”
رئيس المجلس التنفيذي لحركة النجباء : افتتاح مطار النجف الأشرف جاء ثمرةً لصمود الجماهير وجهودها وبناءً على جهودكم وجهادكم، تم افتتاح مطار النجف الأشرف، وتقرر إلغاء الاعتصام المفتوح المقترر إقامته خلال الأيام القادمة. ولن يتردد الشعب العراقي في العودة بـ «طوافان جماهيري غاضب» أشد وأقوى، إذا استمر الحصار الأمريكي الجائر المفروض على مطاراتنا.
Watan TV’s carriage places a Nujaba position on a Badr-affiliated outlet; it does not turn that position into a Badr endorsement. The minister’s mediation offer belongs to the Iraqi government, not to Nujaba.