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President Donald Trump appealed to Iraqis on Tuesday to not reinstate the controversial former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to a new term because of his alleged corruption<\/a> and severe mismanagement of the country\u2019s economy and security situation.<\/p>\n

Trump wrote on the Truth Social platform<\/a>: “I\u2019m hearing that the Great Country of Iraq might make a very bad choice by reinstalling Nouri al-Maliki as Prime Minister. Last time Maliki was in power, the Country descended into poverty and total chaos. That should not be allowed to happen again. Because of his insane policies and ideologies, if elected, the United States of America will no longer help Iraq and, if we are not there to help, Iraq has ZERO chance of Success, Prosperity, or Freedom. MAKE IRAQ GREAT AGAIN!”\u00a0<\/p>\n

A parliamentary session was slated for Tuesday to elect a president, who would then appoint the prime minister. The meeting was canceled because of a lack of a quorum.<\/p>\n

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Al-Maliki fired back at Trump on Wednesday, stating, “We reject the blatant American interference in Iraq\u2019s internal affairs and consider it a violation of its sovereignty.”<\/p>\n

The Trump administration vehemently opposes al-Maliki attempts to secure a third term because of his close ties to the Islamic Republic of Iran <\/a>\u2014 a state-sponsor of terrorism, according to the U.S. State Department.<\/p>\n

Al-Maliki\u2019s previous premiership (2006 to 2014) was plagued by sectarian violence, including his reported failure to form an inclusive government that did not discriminate against Iraqi Kurds and Sunni Muslims in favor of Shiite Muslims.<\/p>\n

Secretary of State Marco Rubio<\/a> told caretaker Prime Minister al-Sudani on Sunday that the U.S. was concerned about a pro-Iran government seizing control of the Iraqi state.<\/p>\n

“The Secretary emphasized that a government controlled by Iran cannot successfully put Iraq\u2019s own interests first, keep Iraq out of regional conflicts, or advance the mutually beneficial partnership between the United States and Iraq,” said U.S. State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott.<\/p>\n

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Al-Maliki ended his second term in 2014 after the Obama administration\u2019s growing frustration with his security blind spots that saw the rise of the Islamic State in the same year across a large swathe of Iraqi and Syrian territory.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Al-Sudani secured the most seats in November\u2019s parliamentary elections but withdrew his candidacy this month. The 75-year-old al-Maliki, from the \u00a0Shiite\u00a0Islamist Dawa Party, tossed his hat in the political ring and won the support of the Coordination Framework, a collection of Shia parties that is the largest parliamentary bloc.<\/p>\n

Entifadh Qanbar, a former spokesman for the deputy Prime Minister of Iraq, told Fox News Digital that “Iran has exercised tremendous influence over Iraq. Ayatollah Khamenei<\/a> personally \u2018blessed\u2019 Nouri al-Maliki\u2019s nomination. Even if Maliki is ultimately dropped, Iran will simply nominate another candidate who is secretly acceptable to Washington. That individual may even be given leeway to say the right things publicly in order to appease the U.S., while remaining fully aligned with Tehran behind the scenes.”<\/p>\n

Qanbar, who worked as a civil engineer in Iraq, added, “As for the Iraqi elections, the process itself has been systematically engineered to ensure that Iran\u2019s proxies win without meaningful resistance. These elections are not contests between Iranian-backed factions and genuine alternatives; rather, they are mechanisms to divide votes among groups already approved by Iran. Any real dissent has been banned, imprisoned, or eliminated.”<\/p>\n

He noted that “I have often used the analogy that Iraqi elections resemble a soccer match with only one goal, no goalkeeper and only one team allowed on the field,” and warned, “the United States fails to see these structural manipulations.”<\/p>\n

An Iraqi Kurdish official also echoed the view that Iran has gained greater control of Iraqi power politics. The official told Fox News Digital that, “Under Sudani\u2019s government, Iran\u2019s proxies have doubled on the state payroll and receive over $3 billion a year. He established the Muhandes company \u2014 the PMF\u2019s investment wing, securing public contracts and buying weapons.”<\/p>\n

The Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) is\u00a0an umbrella organization of Shiite militias loyal to the Islamic Republic of Iran. The PMF wields enormous power in Iraq.<\/p>\n

The Iraqi Kurdish official said, “Economically, Iran\u2019s oil blending in Basra has been formalized with official state support. Financially, Iraq\u2019s state and private banks have funneled billions in U.S. dollar bills into Iran under Sudani, bringing Tehran critical relief against U.S. sanctions<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

The official added, “Iran, of course, has always been ahead of the curve in Iraq. When the pro-Western candidate Ayad Allawi beat Maliki in the 2010 elections, it was the Americans who handed Maliki a second term \u2014 an odd moment of alignment with Iran against their own preferred outcome.” He said he hopes the U.S. won’t make the same mistake again.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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