Iraqi resistance is part of resistance axis, its weapons will not be surrendered

Mehdi Kaabi, a senior member of Nujaba said Iraq’s political decision-making is influenced by US political, economic and security pressures, stressing that the country cannot be separated from the regional and international arena.

He said the US project is based on normalizing relations, adding that confronting it requires an Islamic resistance project in face of the US influence.

Kaabi also described efforts to weaken the Iraqi resistance as part of a broader project targeting the Resistance Axis in Lebanon, Gaza, Yemen and Iran.

He said the Nujaba Movement does not oppose national dialogue aimed at organizing weapons and strengthening the Iraqi state, provided that US and Turkish forces withdraw from Iraq and an independent security system is established.

“The resistance’s weapons will not be surrendered,” Kaabi said, adding that the issue of the weapons and Iraq’s security dossier could be managed through Iraqi dialogue. He also expressed doubts about a US withdrawal in the absence of genuine pressure.

Kaabi said the Nujaba Movement has good relations with the Iraqi government and supports it as long as it works toward the withdrawal of US forces and the realization of Iraq’s sovereignty.

He argued that Iraq’s stability would be achieved through the withdrawal of US forces, saying their presence disrupts the country’s political and security situation and makes the exercise of national sovereignty more difficult.

The Nujaba member further stressed that Iraqi resistance groups are allies of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Resistance Axis, saying they would defend themselves and their allies if war breaks out again.

Kaabi concluded that the weapons held by the resistance are intended to defend Iraq and its sovereignty and confront occupation and threats, rather than to oppose the political process or the Iraqi people.