Maliki comeback in Iraq?

Over the weekend, Iraq’s legislature nominated former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to get his old job back. Shiite-interest parties with ties to Iran form the largest bloc in the legislature, and Maliki is considered to be closer to Iran than the current prime minister, Mohammed Shia al-Sudani. United States President Donald Trump threatened to “no longer help” Iraq if Maliki returns to power, but Iraq’s current politics demonstrate what the Trumpet has warned about for years: Iraq has fallen to Iran.