Khalid Walid al-Marsoumi argues that anti-corruption arrests in Iraq should target all political factions rather than selectively focusing on members of the Reconstruction and Development Coalition. He welcomes the arrests of Alia Nassif and Bahaa al-Nouri, attributes corruption to political patronage and sectarian power-sharing, and says former governments bear responsibility for broader abuses including displacement and attacks on activists. Al-Marsoumi says Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani shares responsibility for the current financial crisis, alongside Hurmuz and ministers who supported the tripartite budget, while defending the coalition’s role in the oil, electricity, and agriculture portfolios. He stresses the importance of alternative oil-export routes after the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, including the Kirkuk–Ceyhan pipeline. The interview also supports state control over war and peace, negotiated weapons handover by armed factions, and legal recognition and protection for the Popular Mobilization Forces.

Hussein al-Shahhani, a member of the Sadiqoun Movement’s political bureau, says Iraq’s current weapons process is not full disarmament but a formal separation of political activity from armed formations and the integration of weapons into the state system through the Popular Mobilization Forces. He says the government has begun cataloguing medium, heavy and super-heavy weapons previously kept in secret stores, while approximately 10,000 fighters with roots in Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq remain under the authority of the commander-in-chief. Al-Shahhani argues that the movement helped defend Baghdad and the political system against ISIS in 2014, rejects claims that the process resulted from foreign pressure, and distinguishes Iraq’s situation from Hezbollah’s in Lebanon. He also defends the movement’s ambition to eventually lead the Iraqi government despite U.S. sanctions on Qais and Laith al-Khazali, criticizes U.S. involvement and American companies in Iraq’s electricity sector, and conditions the success of weapons regulation on the withdrawal of all foreign forces and passage of a Popular Mobilization Forces law.

A special-coverage video addresses Iraq’s efforts to balance diplomacy with a path of reform. The available page text provides no transcript or further details about the discussion, participants, or specific policy positions.

Iraq’s government announced the signing of more than 48 economic and cooperation agreements with the United States during Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s visit to Washington, following a major anti-corruption campaign known as “Dawn Strike.” The government then formally licensed Starlink to operate in Iraq, prompting debate over the company’s potential benefits and the risks involving subscriber data, regulatory control and digital sovereignty. Former communications minister and parliamentarian Hiyam al-Yasiri submitted more than 40 questions about the licensing process, while Communications and Media Commission executive director Baligh Abu Kallal responded publicly. The approval makes Starlink officially operational in Iraq but places further pressure on the government to demonstrate transparency and control corruption as American companies enter the Iraqi market.

Iraqi news coverage reports that Iraq condemned the targeting of the Al-Dhafra nuclear plant in the United Arab Emirates. The video is part of the channel's Six O'Clock News program, presented by Hussein Al-Has..., but the supplied page text provides few further details about the incident or the government's response.

Special coverage examines what is presented as a new phase in the partnership between Baghdad and Washington.