President Donald Trump will withhold aid to Iraq if the parliament elects former Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki to return as the head of government.
Trump made the threat via social media on Tuesday, denouncing al Maliki’s previous performance as prime minister and questioning his ideological alignment.
“I’m hearing that the Great Country of Iraq might make a very bad choice by reinstalling Nouri al Maliki as Prime Minister,” the president said on Truth Social. “Last time Maliki was in power, the Country descended into poverty and total chaos. That should not be allowed to happen again.”
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FILE – Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki arrives to his political block campaign rally before the parliamentary elections in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban,
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