{"id":1666955,"date":"2026-02-28T23:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T04:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1666955"},"modified":"2026-02-28T23:20:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T04:20:00","slug":"us-again-demands-iraq-end-maliki-nomination-or-else-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/us-again-demands-iraq-end-maliki-nomination-or-else-3\/1666955\/","title":{"rendered":"US Again Demands Iraq End Maliki Nomination, Or Else"},"content":{"rendered":"

US Again Demands Iraq End Maliki Nomination, Or Else<\/span><\/p>\n

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Authored by Jason Ditz via AntiWar.com,<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Iraq’s Coordination Framework is still putting forward Nouri al-Maliki as its candidate for prime minister, despite President Trump loudly and repeatedly demand he be withdrawn. The US had reportedly\u00a0set a deadline of Friday, February 27, to end the candidacy<\/a>\u00a0or face unspecified repercussions<\/strong>. What happens next, after the US has attacked Tehran, is anyone’s guess.<\/p>\n

If that sounds familiar, it\u2019s because the US had similarly set a “final deadline<\/a>”\u00a0for Maliki\u2019s withdrawal last weekend, though that deadline passed with little visible consequence<\/strong> and just more US complaining about Maliki.<\/p>\n

Prime Minister of Iraq, Nuri al-Maliki. Image: USAF\/Public Domain<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

With just 24 hours left, the latest deadline doesn\u2019t seem like it\u2019s going to change anything either, with the\u00a0Framework saying they don\u2019t intend to allow<\/a>\u00a0the US to decide who gets to be Iraq\u2019s prime minister.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, the indication is that they\u00a0don\u2019t even intend to hold another meeting on the premiership until next week<\/a>, well after this deadline will have already passed.<\/p>\n

There does not appear to be any other serious candidate<\/strong> being put forward by any part of the Framework, which is the largest bloc in Iraq\u2019s deeply divided parliament.<\/p>\n

Maliki served as Prime Minister of Iraq from 2006 through 2014. President Trump has insisted he has \u201cinsane policies and ideologies<\/a>\u201d and cannot be allowed to return to office, though again there are no other serious candidates within the Framework who have come forward to replace him with.<\/p>\n

Maliki has sought to return to office for years and though his State of Law Party only won about 6% of the seats in last year\u2019s election,\u00a0he has the support of Kurdish factions<\/a>, and the largest party within the Framework, that of current Prime Minister Mohammed al-Sudani, has appeared to accept Maliki\u2019s candidacy after Sudani said he doesn\u2019t intend to serve another term.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a recurring theme in Iraq that after their elections forming a coalition government takes quite some time and a lot of negotiation.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udea8 URGENT: US Envoy Tom Barrack delivers face-to-face ULTIMATUM to al-Maliki \u2014 WITHDRAW your PM bid by Monday & take the GOLDEN TICKET: safe EXIT + personal IMMUNITY deal!
\nOr face CRIPPLING sanctions!
\nWho blinks \u2014 Maliki, the Framework, or Washington? \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf6\u2694\ufe0f\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83d\udd25#Iraq<\/a> #Iran<\/a> #Trump<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/8h3RqoOG2u<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Iraqi OSINT (@IraqiOsint) February 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Coming up with anyone even palatable to enough of the parties to form the government can be a challenge, and that\u2019s why even if the blocs don\u2019t want to anger the US, they\u2019re unlikely to cast off a candidate that has any chance of forming a government without any clarity about an alternate choice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nSat, 02\/28\/2026 – 18:20<\/span><\/p>\n

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