Iraq Deadlock Persists over Next Prime Minister

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While Trump's contradictory diplomacy in Islamabad creates chaos, Tehran gains time to expand Iraq to an external fortress. If Baghdad finally falls to the militias, Iran also holds the land bridge to the Levant in its hand.

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Baghdad: Iraq’s main Shiite alliance failed on Friday to agree on a new candidate for prime minister, after US pressure undermined the chances of Nouri al-Maliki, who had been the frontrunner. Prior to Friday, leaders of the “Coordination Framework,” a ruling coalition of Shiite factions with varying degrees of ties to Iran that had initially nominated Maliki, held several meetings this week to consult on the matter.

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The Coordination Framework, formed by Shiite political blocs in Iraq, met to determine a prime minister candidate. The meeting, attended by all leaders, yielded no result.