Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki leaves the polling station in Baghdad on Nov. 11, 2025, during the Iraqi parliamentary elections. (Credit: Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP)
The process was expected to be arduous. More than three months after the Parliamentary elections of Nov. 11, Baghdad has still failed to find its new prime minister. Although Nouri al-Maliki was proposed on Jan. 24, U.S. President Donald Trump openly vetoed the name. “If elected, the United States of America will no longer help Iraq,” he wrote on his Truth Social network a few days later.According to press reports, Washington even threatened Baghdad with sanctions, including restrictions on Iraq’s access to its oil revenues, held at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Since then, the political process has been deadlocked, while Maliki, who has already served two terms as prime minister, does not appear willing to step aside. Analysis In Iraq, the risky gamble of Nouri al-Maliki’s return The presidential election has already been...
The process was expected to be arduous. More than three months after the Parliamentary elections of Nov. 11, Baghdad has still failed to find its new prime minister. Although Nouri al-Maliki was proposed on Jan. 24, U.S. President Donald Trump openly vetoed the name. “If elected, the United States of America will no longer help Iraq,” he wrote on his Truth Social network a few days later.According to press reports, Washington even threatened Baghdad with sanctions, including restrictions on Iraq’s access to its oil revenues, held at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Since then, the political process has been deadlocked, while Maliki, who has already served two terms as prime minister, does not appear willing to step aside. Analysis In Iraq, the risky gamble of Nouri al-Maliki’s return The presidential election has...
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