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Trump Issues Warning to Iraq
(MENAFN) Donald Trump has issued a stark warning to Iraq, threatening punitive action should Nouri al-Maliki reclaim the prime minister's office.
The Islamic Dawa Party leader, who governed Iraq across two consecutive terms between 2006 and 2014—making him the nation's sole two-term premier following the 2003 American-led invasion—now faces Washington's direct opposition to his political resurgence. Trump delivered his ultimatum via Truth Social on Tuesday.
"Last time Maliki was in power, the Country descended into poverty and total chaos. That should not be allowed to happen again," Trump wrote. He condemned Maliki for advancing "insane policies and ideologies" while pledging to terminate American assistance should the veteran politician return to leadership.
Iraq's Shiite parliamentary faction formally nominated Maliki, 75, for the premiership last Saturday—a move that virtually guarantees his selection pending the election of a new president. Kurdish factions, constitutionally empowered to designate Iraq's largely symbolic presidential figure under the country's sectarian power-sharing arrangement, requested a postponement of Tuesday's scheduled vote.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Baghdad on Sunday against gravitating toward Tehran's sphere of influence under incoming leadership. Washington maintains substantial economic control over Iraq, primarily through Baghdad's oil revenue deposits held at the Federal Reserve Bank in New York.
Maliki lived in exile for a quarter-century before returning home after American forces dismantled Saddam Hussein's Sunni-dominated government, which had brutally repressed his political movement. He became a key participant in Washington's controversial "de-Baathification" initiative—a program critics contend inflamed sectarian bloodshed and radicalized Sunni communities.
Detractors have blamed Maliki for endemic corruption, mismanagement of sectarian divisions, and inadequate security infrastructure that enabled the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) to launch its devastating 2014 offensive. The Sunni extremist organization—which had expanded in Syria during American-supported efforts to destabilize the Damascus government—seized Mosul after overwhelming US-equipped Iraqi defense units. Defeating the jihadist force ultimately required extensive intervention from Iran-backed Shiite militias.
Despite being compelled to step down amid mounting domestic opposition and international pressure, Maliki has preserved considerable political power through his parliamentary coalition.
The Islamic Dawa Party leader, who governed Iraq across two consecutive terms between 2006 and 2014—making him the nation's sole two-term premier following the 2003 American-led invasion—now faces Washington's direct opposition to his political resurgence. Trump delivered his ultimatum via Truth Social on Tuesday.
"Last time Maliki was in power, the Country descended into poverty and total chaos. That should not be allowed to happen again," Trump wrote. He condemned Maliki for advancing "insane policies and ideologies" while pledging to terminate American assistance should the veteran politician return to leadership.
Iraq's Shiite parliamentary faction formally nominated Maliki, 75, for the premiership last Saturday—a move that virtually guarantees his selection pending the election of a new president. Kurdish factions, constitutionally empowered to designate Iraq's largely symbolic presidential figure under the country's sectarian power-sharing arrangement, requested a postponement of Tuesday's scheduled vote.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Baghdad on Sunday against gravitating toward Tehran's sphere of influence under incoming leadership. Washington maintains substantial economic control over Iraq, primarily through Baghdad's oil revenue deposits held at the Federal Reserve Bank in New York.
Maliki lived in exile for a quarter-century before returning home after American forces dismantled Saddam Hussein's Sunni-dominated government, which had brutally repressed his political movement. He became a key participant in Washington's controversial "de-Baathification" initiative—a program critics contend inflamed sectarian bloodshed and radicalized Sunni communities.
Detractors have blamed Maliki for endemic corruption, mismanagement of sectarian divisions, and inadequate security infrastructure that enabled the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) to launch its devastating 2014 offensive. The Sunni extremist organization—which had expanded in Syria during American-supported efforts to destabilize the Damascus government—seized Mosul after overwhelming US-equipped Iraqi defense units. Defeating the jihadist force ultimately required extensive intervention from Iran-backed Shiite militias.
Despite being compelled to step down amid mounting domestic opposition and international pressure, Maliki has preserved considerable political power through his parliamentary coalition.
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