Shafaq News– Washington/ BaghdadThe United States warned on Saturday that members of “Iran-backedmilitias” who reject Iraqi calls for disarmament should not participate inIraq’s next government.In an exclusive statement to Shafaq News, aspokesperson for the US Embassy in Baghdad explained that such groups“undermine Iraq’s sovereignty, threaten Americans and Iraqis, and pilfer Iraq'sresources for the benefit of Iran.”: US strategy 2026: Containment or military strike for Iraqi armed factionsThe position followed a US warning on Friday thatincorporating Iran-aligned “terrorist militias” into the next government woulddamage relations with Washington.The United States has repeatedly called for the fulldismantling of all armed factions operating independently in Iraq, stressing that any disarmament must beirreversible, conducted under a binding national framework, and exclude armedgroups from government participation.: Iraq’s armed factions and the disarmament debate: Why unity masks deep divisionsFor Shafaq News, Mostafa Hashem, Washington D.C.