BAGHDAD, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Iraq's former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Wednesday rebuffed the "blatant U.S. interference" in Iraq's internal affairs, describing it "a violation of Iraqi sovereignty."
Iraq's Coordination Framework, an umbrella alliance of Shiite parties and the largest parliamentary bloc, announced Saturday the official nomination of al-Maliki for a third term to head the country's next government.
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Tuesday that the United States would "no longer help Iraq" if al-Maliki returns to power. ■
