Trump warns Iraq against returning former PM al-Maliki to power amid worries about Iran influence
President Donald Trump warned Iraq on Tuesday (January 27, 2026) that the U.S. would no longer support the country if its former prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, returns to power. Mr. Trump made the threat days after the dominant political bloc known as the Coordination Framework, a collection of Shiite parties, announced it was backing the…