Al Arabiya: US and Iranian technical teams to meet in Pakistan on July 12

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq announced in a statement that its weapons are not a tool for negotiation, bargaining, or reconciliation and will never be handed over. The group emphasized that it will continue developing its military and security capabilities and remains committed to its chosen path of struggle. This statement was issued amid internal Iraqi discussions regarding the preservation or surrender of weapons held by armed groups.

• The Islamic Resistance in Iraq stated explicitly that its weapons have "never been a tool for bargaining, negotiation, or reconciliation."
• The Islamic Resistance in Iraq pledged that it will in no way surrender its weapons and will maintain this position.
• The group stressed that it will continue developing its military and security capabilities and will maintain increasing its readiness to confront threats.
• The Islamic Resistance in Iraq emphasized in its statement the continuation of the "path of struggle against global arrogance."
• The group's statement was issued regarding the preservation and strengthening of military capacity, not merely as a political position announcement.
• The Islamic Resistance in Iraq presents itself as a paramilitary group that operates under the support of the Islamic Republic of Iran.. **Coverage Difference:** Iranian media outlets (Mehr, IRNA, Khabar Fouri, Defapress, IRIB, and Hamshahri) uniformly published the group's statement with only minor differences in word choice and paragraph ordering; in contrast, Iran International, by adding the clarification "paramilitaries under the support of the Islamic Republic," gave the news a more political context and preferred to frame the statement within the relationship between the group and the Iranian government.