On 7 October, Watan TV (Badr Organization — affiliated/aligned media) relayed a message attributed to Muqtada al-Sadr, identified as its author. The caption stated that Iraqis were not obliged to defend anyone or fight on anyone’s behalf, while the pictured message opposed making Iraq an arena for war and foreign intervention, criticized Israel-related normalization, and called for peaceful and equitable diplomacy.
- Watan TVBadr Organization — affiliated/aligned media08 Oct, 00:31
“Sayyid al-Sadr addresses an urgent message to America: We are not obliged to defend anyone or fight on anyone’s behalf.”
السيد الصدر يوجه رسالة عاجلة الى امريكا: نحن غير ملزمين بالدفاع عن أحد او أن نقاتل بالنيابة عن أحد
a Badr statement adopting the non-participation wording, or a follow-up from message author Muqtada al-Sadr applying it to a named conflict; any of these moves this file.