The story: Iraq’s prime minister is engaging with Iranian media and leaders ahead of Tehran’s Sept. 19 deadline for Iranian Kurdish opposition groups in Iraq to be disarmed. In parallel, Iraqi Kurdish leaders are also reaching out to the Islamic Republic to address Iranian security concerns.

This comes as a commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has indicated that strikes on targets in Iraqi Kurdistan will be resumed if the deadline is missed.

The coverage: Muhammad Shia’ Al-Sudani hosted a delegation of Iranian journalists in Baghdad on Sept. 8.

• The Iraqi prime minister said his government is "seriously" pursuing the security agreement signed with Iran in Mar. 2023. The deal reportedly involves the disarming of Iranian Kurdish opposition groups and...