US EditionTrump says US won't help Iraq if it picks Maliki as prime minister
Trump opposes Maliki's return due to past sectarian policies and Iran ties, warning US aid will stop and Iraq would have no chance of success without it, officials said.
- On January 27, Trump warned Iraq that `Last time Maliki was in power, the Country descended into poverty and total chaos` if he is reinstalled as prime minister, threatening US support.
- The Shiite bloc's backing cleared a key path for Nouri al-Maliki's nomination after the Coordination Framework endorsed him on Saturday, usually leading to Iraq's president's formal nomination.
- Analysts note al-Maliki's 2006–2014 rule deepened sectarian tensions and helped fuel the Islamic State rise, with a Baghdad-based analyst citing `40,000` deaths linked to the IS crisis.
- Blocking oil revenue transfers would give Washington leverage, and the United States government holds most Iraqi oil export revenues at the Federal Reserve Bank in New York, with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warning Iraqi politicians against al-Maliki.
- With parliamentary votes delayed, Iraq's parliamentary calendar and a presidential vote have been disrupted as al-Maliki, despite numbers, faces senior leaders blocking his return, Mansour said.
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Maliki Defiant After Trump Demand He Step Down From PM Candidacy - News From Antiwar.com
Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has very publicly rejected President Trump’s demand he be prevented from returning to power, declaring it “blatant American interference in Iraq’s internal affairs,” and a violation of Iraqi sovereignty. Iraq held its most recent parliamentary elections in November, and with current Prime Minister Mohammed…
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, Jan. 28
BAGHDAD -- Iraq's former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Wednesday rebuffed the "blatant U.S. interference" in Iraq's internal affairs, describing it as "a violation of Iraqi sovereignty," after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened that America would "no longer help Iraq" if al-Maliki returns to power. Read full story
The United States, which thought it too close to Iran, threatened to cut off its aid to the country. Protesters gathered near the American embassy in Baghdad.
Two months after the parliamentary election, it becomes clear who will become the new head of government in Iraq. But immediately US President Trump threatens - because Nuri al-Maliki is regarded as the candidate of Iran. Baghdad gets between the fronts. By Moritz Behrendt.
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Iraq PM candidate Maliki denounces Trump's 'blatant' interference
Iraq's main candidate for the premiership Nouri al-Maliki on Wednesday denounced Washington's "blatant interference", after President Donald Trump threatened to end all support to the country if Maliki took the post.
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