Posted on 04/07/2025 5:47:09 PM PDT by Texas Fossil
Iraqi politician: Talks ‘very advanced’; IRGC-linked factions may lay down arms to prevent targeting by US airstrikes, say Iran told them to take whatever decision they deem necessary.
BAGHDAD — Several powerful Iranian-backed militia groups in Iraq are prepared to disarm for the first time to avert the threat of an escalating conflict with the US Trump administration, 10 senior commanders and Iraqi officials told Reuters.
The move to defuse tensions follows repeated warnings issued privately by US officials to the Iraqi government since US President Donald Trump took power in January, according to the sources who include six local commanders of four major militias.
The officials told Baghdad that unless it acted to disband the militias operating on its soil, America could target the groups with airstrikes, the people added.
“Trump is ready to take the war with us to worse levels, we know that, and we want to avoid such a bad scenario,,” said a commander of Kataeb Hezbollah, the most powerful Shiite militia, who spoke from behind a black facemask and sunglasses.
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But Iran Mullahs are trying to keep here legions of Jihadi Malitia. They saw what has happened to Hamas, Hezbollah, and especially the Houthis in Yemen.
What Israel and the US military did was devastating and it is continuing.
Yeah, they saw the video of the hole in the ground where the Hooties gathered for a meeting. My question is who drove their vehicles home since the vehicle’s owners no longer existed?
Jacksonian Foriegn Policy.
Yes. It was devastating.
Nothing is good about war. But at times they must be won.
President Trump is trying to Work through a lot of mess at the same time. Global economic realignment, Choosing the allies, preventing full scale WWIII, End those who want to kill all Jews.
Have you seen how quiet things got last week about genocide of the Alawites (and Christians). It is still going on, It is what ISIS does. There is only one way to stop ISIS. But the Media even in the Middle East is silent of their plight.
Yes.
Some Hootie parts are still in the air.
The Christian churches in our country haven't been too vocal either.
Some are aware of where we really are, many are not.
Amazing things have happened since Trump became President again.
Those against him, are haters. They cannot stand his ability to mover forward to save our nation. He does it with so much confidence.
The last year has changed him.
He has always been confident, but now he knows he must act.
We as a nation are truly blessed at this point in our history to see this man take charge. God in heaven protect him from all harm.
This is what Trump is telling the terrorists: We know who you are. We know where you are. We know what you are doing. You can’t RUN and you can’t HIDE.
Yes, and it is not a bluff.
They can see it.
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