US EditionUS rachets up pressure on Iraq over post of prime minister
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union-bulletin.comUS rachets up pressure on Iraq over post of prime minister
A standoff between the White House and Iraqi politicians over who should be the Middle Eastern country’s next prime minister is worsening, according to several people, with the rift threatening to destabilize the OPEC member.
Nouri al-Maliki, the leading candidate for Iraq's prime minister, said on Tuesday he would withdraw if his coalition asked him to do so. But he warned that such a move could undermine the country's sovereignty. Last week, US President Donald Trump threatened to end all US support for Baghdad if Mr. Maliki, a figure in Iraqi politics seen as close to Tehran, returns to power. Asked by Iraqi television station Sharqiya if he would withdraw his can…
U.S. government threatened to reduce the country's access to oil export revenues by naming Nouri Al-Maliki
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