Post by Middle East Broadcasting Networks

A senior Iraqi government source told Alhurra that Washington has asked Baghdad to establish a clear timetable for bringing all weapons under state control and dismantling armed groups operating outside government authority, as Iraq awaits a potential U.S.-Iran agreement that could reshape the calculations of Tehran-aligned factions. The U.S. request was delivered during a visit to Baghdad on Monday by U.S. envoy Tom Barrack, who met with Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi. Iraqi sources say the circle of factions refusing to surrender their weapons has expanded beyond Kataib Hezbollah and Harakat al-Nujaba to include Harakat al-Awfiya and Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada.