The United States and Iraq are set to discuss the status and potential disarmament of Iran-allied militias during meetings between US officials and Iraq’s new prime minister, Ali al-Zaidi. Multiple reports say this is a sensitive issue in broader US-Iraq relations and is tied to the wider US-Iran conflict. The discussions are expected to consider whether armed groups aligned with Iran can be persuaded to give up weapons and how such steps might affect regional tensions.
One outlet frames the talks around the central question of feasibility—whether militias that have operated with political and security influence in Iraq can realistically be disarmed. Another outlet notes that some groups have already indicated a willingness to surrender their weapons, but it questions whether this commitment will translate into concrete and sustained action.
Both accounts present the meeting as an attempt to address the militias’ role in Iraq’s security environment and to assess whether progress on disarmament would carry implications for US-Iran dynamics, including the risk of escalation or changes in hostilities.
