Iraqi analyst: Coordination Framework visit to Tehran underscores Iran's influence on militia disarmament
Ihsan Al-Shammari says the Coordination Framework's Tehran visit highlights Iran's role in decisions on Iraqi militia disarmament.
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Ihsan Al-Shammari, head of the Iraqi Political Thinking Center, said that the visit by a Coordination Framework delegation to Tehran underscores that decisions on dismantling Iraqi militia weapons are linked to Iran. He noted that the visit aims to reach an approach regarding the issue of militia arms.
Al-Shammari told Al Arabiya FM that the Iraqi government has made its decision on the weapons issue by forming a committee to negotiate with various militias to hand over their arms.
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His comments come as a Coordination Framework delegation arrived in Tehran to discuss the handover of militia weapons. A source told Al Arabiya and Al Hadath that the Coordination Framework is forming a committee to negotiate with the militias to surrender their arms before September 30.
The Iraqi prime minister has set September 30 as the final deadline for all militias to hand over their weapons to the Iraqi state.
Meanwhile, the State Administration Coalition—which includes the heads of the four presidencies and political bloc leaders—announced after a meeting that any group failing to surrender its weapons will be dealt with under anti-terrorism laws.
The Security Media Cell affirmed that the Iraqi government is determined to ensure all weapons are under state control "irreversibly," noting that tribal clashes have significantly declined and are nearly disappearing in some areas.