Why al Maliki’s candidacy is harmful – a perspective from Egypt. As regional tensions escalate between Washington and Tehran, Iraq finds itself once again at the heart of the storm, with growing activity from armed militias and volunteer groups ostensibly “defending Iran” amidst a complex political and security landscape. Just one day after the first round of US-Iranian negotiations in ...
Possible scenarios ahead. By Shahab Nouranifar, Director of the Iraq and Syria Desk, Mersad Center for International Studies – Iran On January 27, Donald Trump, the President of the United States, published a tweet opposing Nouri al-Maliki’s candidacy for the office of prime minister. In a clear act of interference in Iraq’s internal affairs, he stated: “I have heard that ...
The experts Alptekşn Dursunoğlu and Cevat Gök evaluate the nomination of Nouri Al-Maliki as candidate for Prime Minister. While US threats against Iran continue, the Islamic Republic may achieve a political victory in its neighbor, Iraq. The reason: The ruling parliamentary coalition in that country has nominated Nouri al-Maliki as its candidate for prime minister. In the country fractured by ...