The US administration reiterates its rejection of Maliki’s nomination: his government will not keep Iraq free from conflicts.
A senior White House official reiterated the US administration’s position rejecting the nomination of Nouri al-Maliki, head of the State of Law Coalition, for the position of Prime Minister of Iraq.
The Middle East newspaper quoted the official in its Wednesday edition as saying, “The United States stands with Iraq in its quest to achieve its full potential as a force for stability, prosperity and security in the Middle East.”
He added that “a government controlled by Iran cannot put Iraq’s interests first, keep Iraq out of regional conflicts, or promote a mutually beneficial partnership between the United States and Iraq.”
An official source within the Shiite coordination framework revealed yesterday, Tuesday, in a statement to Shafaq News Agency, that “the framework obtained a new extension of the American deadline for withdrawing al-Maliki’s nomination.”
He added that the deadline “will end next Friday,” noting that “Maliki has informed the framework that he does not intend to withdraw his nomination at all, and informed them that the (two-thirds) who nominated Maliki should withdraw the nomination and he does not object to that, and this is the closest thing to the scene during the next few days.”
The “coordination framework,” which includes ruling Shiite political forces in Iraq, is witnessing a division over the nomination of Maliki for the next government, amid American warnings of the repercussions of his selection, which prompted forces within the coalition to try to persuade him to withdraw in order to preserve the unity of the framework.
The escalating American pressure on Iraq comes as a translation of President Donald Trump’s explicit threats, which included criticism of the previous course taken by former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, when he assumed the premiership during two consecutive terms between 2006 and 2014.
On January 24, 2026, the Coordination Framework announced the nomination of Nouri al-Maliki, head of the State of Law Coalition, for the position of Prime Minister, with a majority vote from its constituent groups.
Shafaq.com