1-28-2026 Newshound Guru Militia Man The news can be charging…disappointing…I know the political scene in Iraq is very volatile at the moment...a lot of negative news…It’s intense. But bottom line is who am I watching? I’m watching for the central bank and the gatekeepers…because they have control to be able to take care of the monetary policy…
1-28-2026 Newshound/Intel Guru Fnu Lnu Article: “Mark Savaya, US President Donald Trump’s special envoy to Iraq, has said that corruption must be tackled decisively if Iraq is to achieve stability, arguing that militias are a symptom rather than the root cause of the country’s challenges. He identified fake payrolls, fake loans, and fictitious assets as major sources of corrupt funds that must be eliminated…” Excessive sanctions over a 23 year period of time has forced all Iraqi’s to engage in everything from side hustles to criminality. Iraq is not yet stable…
1-28-2026 Intel/Newshound Guru MarkZ [via PDK] Article: “Postponement of the President’s election. Only in Iraq “political deals” are a higher authority than the constitution and the law” they have agreed to ignore the constitution on this as they were supposed to have this vote today but postponed it again. Maybe kicking the can a couple more days while they deal with internal issues? They are in meetings as we speak.
1-28-2026 Newshound Guru Clare Maliki X post: “We categorically reject the blatant American interference in Iraq’s internal affairs, and we consider it a violation of its sovereignty and an infringement on the decision of the Coordination Framework for choosing its candidate for the position of Prime Minister. Dialogue between countries is the only political option for dealing with them, not resorting to the language of dictates and threats. Out of respect for the national will and the decision of the Coordination Framework, I will continue to work until we reach the end, in a way that achieves the higher interests of the Iraqi people.”
1-28-2026 Intel Guru Frank26 We’re keeping a very close eye on Iraq. We know Iraq…still have a lot of Iranian influence…Maliki and his clowns are trying to destroy it and tear it apart…That’s why we just showed up. You think we’re going to allow them to do any of this? Of course not. Don’t worry. But you do have to deal with this so President Trump says America threatens to impose new financial sanctions of Iraq…You think we’re going to give it up? You think we’re just going to walk away? You think all these 20 years is going to go down the toilet? You think all your dinars that we have in our Federal Reserves are for not? …Trump has made it very clear…’I am in control of the monetary reform.’
1-28-2026 Newshound Guru Jeff Trump posted right on Truth Social that if Maliki achieves the PM, the US is completely out. We will no longer help them. They will fail.
1-28-2026 Newshound Guru Sandy Ingram Article: “Trump says US will no ‘no longer help Iraq’ if it picks Maliki as PM” Quote: “Maliki who has links to Iran was selected at the weekend by an alliance of Shia-led parties as its nominee for prime minister.”
1-28-2026 Newshound Guru Clare President Trump X post: “I’m hearing that the Great Country of Iraq might make a very bad choice by reinstalling Nouri al-Maliki as Prime Minister. Last time Maliki was in power, the Country descended into poverty and total chaos. That should not be allowed to happen again. Because of his insane policies and ideologies, if elected, the United States of America will no longer help Iraq and, if we are not there to help, Iraq has ZERO chance of Success, Prosperity, or Freedom. MAKE IRAQ GREAT AGAIN!”
1-28-2026 Intel/Newshound Guru MarkZ [via PDK] Question: is Sudani out of the picture for PM right now? MarkZ: He is not out of the picture. But there is a lot of back and forth about Maliki right now. I think its all a show and we will see the return of Sudani.
1-28-2026 Newshound/Intel Guru Mnt Goat This week will be a pivotal week in Iraq. They are supposed to announce their candidate for president. As we know the new president then announces the nominee for prime minister that will then be tasks to form his cabinet…
