# Iran supports Iraq’s plan to place armed groups’ weapons under state control — Majlis speaker

https://mins.news/en/item/27456

- TASS, 2026-08-20 15:07 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2175721

> Iranian Majlis Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Tehran backs Iraq’s plan to create a legal framework placing weapons held by armed groups under the control of the Iraqi armed forces’ commander-in-chief. He also said Iran remains committed to bilateral security agreements. Baghdad has set the end of September as the deadline for paramilitary groups to surrender their weapons.

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