US ready to use ‘full range of tools’ to block Maliki return

Washington is ready to act on President Donald Trump's ultimatum and use its "full range of tools" to prevent former prime minister Nouri al-Maliki from securing the premiership again, the US State Department told The New Region.

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Analyst warns of repercussions of keeping Maliki as Iraqi PM nominee

“This path may open the door to extremely dangerous political, economic, and security repercussions for Iraq,” the analyst told The New Region.

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Maliki remains our candidate: Coordination Framework

“The Coordination Framework emphasized its commitment to building balanced relations with the international community, particularly with influential international powers; a relationship based on mutual respect and non-interference in internal affairs,” the statement noted.

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Trump’s opposition to Maliki’s nomination ‘blatant interference’: Iranian Ambassador 

Sadeq said his country supports any nominee the ruling Coordination Framework picks, stressing that the decision is theirs as the largest bloc in parliament.

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Choosing Iraq’s leaders a ‘national matter’: Maliki 

"The selection of our government and leaders is a national matter that must be respected, just as we respect the choices of others," read a statement from Iraqi prime minister hopeful Nouri al-Maliki,

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Iraqi Presidency rejects foreign interference amid inflammatory Trump comments

"Iraq's internal affairs are a purely sovereign matter, decided solely by Iraqis, based on their free will as stipulated in the Constitution and through the democratic system based on elections that truly represent the people's choices," the Iraqi Presidency said in a statement

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Maliki premiership candidacy remains unchanged, says Coordination Framework

The Coordination Framework's comments come following threats by US President Donald Trump to suspend Washington's support for Iraq should former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki regain the premiership.

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Sudani's alliance stresses importance of positive US relations amid Trump's Maliki rejection

The Reconstruction and Development Alliance issued a statement that stressed "the necessity of establishing positive and balanced relations with friendly and allied countries, especially the United States of America, based on mutual respect for national sovereignty, constitutional processes, and the outcomes of the democratic process."

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Maliki rejects Trump interference in his premiership candidacy

"‎We categorically reject the blatant American interference in Iraq’s internal affairs, and we consider it a violation of its sovereignty, contrary to the democratic system in Iraq after 2003, and an infringement on the decision of the Coordination Framework for selecting its candidate for the position of Prime Minister," Maliki said

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