Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says his withdrawal of candidacy for the premiership would put the country’s sovereignty at risk.

Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has rejected what he called “blatant US interference” in Iraq’s internal affairs, a day after Trump threatened to end support to Baghdad if he is reinstalled.

Iraq’s Coordination Framework, the Arab country’s largest parliamentary bloc, announces that it has nominated Nouri al-Maliki for the post of prime minister.

An Iraqi politician has dismissed discussions about prolonging the US military presence in Iraq as an “illusion,” saying that neither political factions nor the Iraqi public would accept any extension of the agreed timelines.

Prominent Iraqi cleric and seasoned politician Muqtada al-Sadr has given the country's apex court a one-week ultimatum to dissolve the parliament amid a deepening post-election political crisis gripping the country.