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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juancole.comTrump's Iraq election threats could end up making Maliki more popular
On 27 January, President Donald Trump took to his Truth Social account to warn that, should Iraq’s former Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki return to office, “the United States of America will no longer help Iraq and, if we are not there to help, Iraq has ZERO chance of Success, Prosperity, or Freedom.”The post was startling, coming from a country that has long called for free and fair elections in Iraq, unfettered by external pressures. His remark…
The main candidate for Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki denounces the " flagrant interference" of US President Donald Trump.
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
Iraq’s Nominee for Prime Minister Rejects Trump Threats
The nominee to be Iraq’s next prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, vowed to continue pursuing the position Wednesday, and dismissed a threat made by President Donald Trump to withdraw U.S. support for the country if his nomination went ahead.
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