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Iraq’s Shia bloc reaffirms backing for al-Maliki despite Trump’s warnings

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Iraq, Feb 1, 2026 (Reuters) – Iraq’s alliance of Shia political blocs, the Coordination Framework, reaffirmed on Saturday its support for former premier Nouri al-Maliki to lead the next government, despite a warning from US President Donald Trump that Washington would no longer help Iraq if al-Maliki returned to power.

The bloc, which holds a majority in parliament, picked al-Maliki, Iraq’s first elected prime minister after a US-led invasion toppled Saddam Hussein in 2003, as its nominee for the post following an election.

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“The choice of the prime minister is a purely Iraqi constitutional matter and should proceed without foreign interference,” the Coordination Framework said in a statement, adding that it seeks balanced relations with international partners based on mutual respect.

Trump’s threats are the starkest example yet of the Republican president’s campaign to curb Iran-linked groups’ influence in Iraq, which has long walked a tightrope between its two closest allies, Washington and Tehran.

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Iraq’s Shia bloc reaffirms backing for al-Maliki despite Trump’s warnings

আপডেট সময় : ১১:৩৬:৫৭ পূর্বাহ্ন, রোববার, ১ ফেব্রুয়ারী ২০২৬

Iraq, Feb 1, 2026 (Reuters) – Iraq’s alliance of Shia political blocs, the Coordination Framework, reaffirmed on Saturday its support for former premier Nouri al-Maliki to lead the next government, despite a warning from US President Donald Trump that Washington would no longer help Iraq if al-Maliki returned to power.

The bloc, which holds a majority in parliament, picked al-Maliki, Iraq’s first elected prime minister after a US-led invasion toppled Saddam Hussein in 2003, as its nominee for the post following an election.

Trump says Iran is ‘talking to us,’ ‘we’ll see if we can do something’

“The choice of the prime minister is a purely Iraqi constitutional matter and should proceed without foreign interference,” the Coordination Framework said in a statement, adding that it seeks balanced relations with international partners based on mutual respect.

Trump’s threats are the starkest example yet of the Republican president’s campaign to curb Iran-linked groups’ influence in Iraq, which has long walked a tightrope between its two closest allies, Washington and Tehran.