Iraq PM candidate Maliki denounces Trump’s ‘blatant’ interference

2026-01-28 - 21:31

US President Donald Trump said Iraq would make a ‘very bad choice’ if Nouri al-Maliki were chosen as prime minister. (AFP pic) BAGHDAD: Iraq’s main candidate for the premiership Nouri al-Maliki on Wednesday denounced Washington’s “blatant interference”, after President Donald Trump threatened to end all support to the country if Maliki took