US EditionTrump Issues Warning as Maliki Is Nominated as Iraqi Prime Minister
The Shia-led Coordination Framework backs Maliki despite US threats to cut political and financial support aimed at limiting Iranian influence in Iraq's government.
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After the parliamentary election results were announced, it became clear that the Shia bloc had won the most parliamentary seats, as usual and as expected, and thus, as usual, deserved the position of Prime Minister. Discussions then began among the various factions within the Shia bloc to agree on a compromise candidate, and several names were considered. Then, suddenly, this idea was abandoned, and the competition narrowed down to al-Sudani an…
Trump Says US Won’t Help Iraq If Nouri Al-Maliki Returns to Power
U.S. President Donald Trump warned Iraq against returning former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to power, saying the United States would stop assisting the country if it did. “I’m hearing that the Great Country of Iraq might make a very bad choice by reinstalling Nouri al-Maliki as Prime Minister,” Trump wrote in a Jan. 27 post on Truth Social. “Last time Maliki was in power, the Country descended into poverty and total chaos. That should not be…
Trump threatens to end Iraq support over al-Maliki comeback bid tied to Iran influence
President Donald Trump appealed to Iraqis on Tuesday to not reinstate the controversial former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to a new term because of his alleged corruption and severe mismanagement of the country’s economy and security situation.Trump wrote on the Truth Social platform: "I’m hearing that the Great Country of Iraq might make a very bad choice by reinstalling Nouri al-Maliki as Prime Minister. Last time Maliki was in power,…
The former head of government, running to return to office, described the recent statements of the former US President as unacceptable interference in Iraq's sovereign affairs. The main candidate for the post of Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, strongly condemned what he described as an interference by the United States in the process of forming the [...] The article Maliki denounces the American pressure on the Iraqi political process appeared …
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