Iraq's Shi'ite bloc reaffirms backing for Maliki despite Trump's warnings

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January 31, 2026 2:47 PM EST

FILE PHOTO: Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki walks at a polling station inside Al-Rasheed Hotel during the parliamentary election in Baghdad, Iraq, November 11, 2025. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani/File Photo

Jan 31 (Reuters) - Iraq's ⁠alliance ⁠of ‍Shi'ite 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 U.S. President Donald Trump that Washington would no longer help Iraq if Maliki returned ​to power.

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

"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.

(Reporting by Muayad Hameed; Writing by Enas Alashray; Editing by Diane Craft)


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