Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) \u2014 Iraqi National Security Adviser Qasim Al-Aboudi met on Monday, August 24, 2026, with the Charg\u00e9 d\u2019Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Joshua Harris, to discuss bilateral security cooperation, regional de-escalation, and Baghdad\u2019s ongoing measures to restrict weapons exclusively to state control.<\/p>\n
According to an official statement issued by the National Security Advisory, Al-Aboudi reaffirmed that the Iraqi government remains committed to maintaining national stability, mitigating broader regional tensions, and regulating the state monopoly over arms.<\/p>\n
Key Discussion Pillars & Security Priorities<\/p>\n
State Monopoly Over Arms: Al-Aboudi emphasized the government\u2019s systematic implementation of regulatory frameworks designed to consolidate all weapons under official state security command.<\/p>\n
Institutional Governance & Sovereign Decision-Making: Underlined Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zaidi\u2019s administrative vision focused on strengthening national defense and security institutions to support independent sovereign policymaking and economic recovery.<\/p>\n
Counter-Terrorism & Intelligence Sharing: Reviewed shared security mechanisms between Baghdad and Washington, focusing on counter-terror operations, joint training, and strategic intelligence exchange.<\/p>\n
Regional De-escalation: Discussed ongoing diplomatic and security initiatives to defuse regional friction and reinforce stability across the Middle East.<\/p>\n
U.S. Diplomatic Backing: Harris affirmed Washington\u2019s support for the Iraqi government\u2019s security roadmap, institutional sovereignty, and regional stabilization initiatives.<\/p>\n
The meeting between Al-Aboudi and Harris underscores consistent coordination between Baghdad and Washington on key security priorities, coming shortly after high-level diplomatic discussions on the U.S.\u2013Iraq Strategic Framework Agreement.<\/p>\n
By synchronizing counter-terrorism efforts with domestic initiatives to restrict unregulated weapons, Iraqi authorities aim to reinforce sovereign command structures, improve internal stability, and foster a secure environment for long-term economic investment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) \u2014 Iraqi National Security Adviser Qasim Al-Aboudi met on Monday, August 24, 2026, with the Charg\u00e9…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":262588,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[14],"tags":[1711,94,46156,72337,72338,72339,72340,72341],"class_list":["post-262587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-iraq","tag-baghdad","tag-iraq","tag-iraq-embassy","tag-iraq-national-security-adviser-us-embassy","tag-iraq-state-monopoly-on-arms-ali-al-zaidi","tag-qasim-al-aboudi-joshua-harris-baghdad-2026","tag-shafaq-news-qasim-al-aboudi","tag-us-iraq-security-cooperation-counter-terrorism"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@iran\/117150764477372224","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=262587"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262587\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/262588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=262587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=262587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=262587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}