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2025-08-30 Iraq
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Will Iraq's Shiite Bloc Bow to Washington and Scrap the PMF Law?
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[ALESTIKLAL.NET] When Iraq's parliament released the agenda for its late-August sessions, the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) law was left out. The move raised questions over whether Shiite factions had yielded to U.S. pressure and retreated from legislation they long promised to push through in defiance of Washington.
Shiite groups close to Iran, particularly those with armed factions, have been working to amend Law No. 40 of 2016 governing the Popular Mobilization Authority. They aim to impose a full restructuring of commanders and fighters, secure pension rights, and maintain it as an armed force independent of other security institutions.
Direct Threats
On the removal of the PMF law from the parliamentary sessions, Speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani said the U.S. told them, ''You have the right to pass any law as a sovereign state, but some legislation could conflict with U.S. laws, and that would carry consequences.''
''The American side made it clear that cooperation would be suspended if we pass specific laws they reject,'' al-Mashhadani added during a television interview on August 24.
''The U.S. message was clear: if you approve these laws, we will impose political, economic, and security sanctions.''
''Iraq's leadership—the presidency, politicians, and even commanders of the Popular Mobilization Forces—has assessed the matter. We said that even if there is only a five percent chance the threats are real, it is still a danger for Iraq, because we remain dependent on security and economic support,'' he said.
Al-Mashhadani warned that if the State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) and the Trade Bank of Iraq, both official institutions, were sanctioned, ''salaries could not be paid, and the Iraqi street would not forgive us.''
The speaker cautioned against ''stubbornness and insistence on passing the Popular Mobilization Forces law,'' urging a calmer approach. ''The wiser choice is to delay it for three months,'' he said, adding that some nevertheless reject postponement and want the law passed regardless of threats.
He expressed concern about ''an enemy's intention to carry out an Arclight airstrike
 ...KABOOM! ...
on specific targets and vital centers, since Iraq's air defense system is effectively zero. We have no capability to respond, so we must take any threat seriously.''
Al-Mashhadani stressed that ''Iraq is at the center of the storm, targeted on ideological grounds. 'Greater Israel' cannot exist without the destruction of Babylon and Assyria. That is why we must hold together and present a united front across Iraq's components.''
He confirmed that ''the Shiite Coordination Framework shares these same fears, though some within it pushing for the Popular Mobilization Forces law are motivated by votes in the upcoming parliamentary elections.'' He rejected claims that ''the Sunni bloc is driving the law's approval as a way to strike at the PMF.''
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