Trump Threatens to Cut Iraq Aid if al-Maliki Returns as Prime Minister

Trump threatened to terminate all USA support for Iraq following the nomination of Nouri al-Maliki as Prime Minister by the Shia Coordination Framework.Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Representative Joe Wilson reinforced this stance, with Wilson demanding the total removal of Iranian advisors and militias from the country within 12 months.The USA may leverage oil revenues held at the New York Federal Reserve to prevent the return of al-Maliki, whose previous leadership from 2006 to 2014 was associated with sectarian conflict and the rise of ISIS.